2 Peter 1:7

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
to	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
godliness	εὐσεβείᾳ eusebeia	G2150	piety · noun — dative singular feminine
kindness	φιλαδελφίαν, philadelphian	G5360	fraternal affection · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
to	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
kindness	φιλαδελφίᾳ philadelphia	G5360	fraternal affection · noun — dative singular feminine
charity	ἀγάπην. agapēn	G26	love · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:1-8 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:5-11

In these words the apostle comes to the chief thing intended in this epistle - to excite and engage them to advance in grace and holiness, they having already obtained precious faith, and been made partakers of the divine nature. This is a very good beginning, but it is not to be rested in, as if we were already perfect. The apostle had prayed that grace and peace might be multiplied to them, and now he exhorts them to press forward for the obtaining of more grace. We should, as we have opportunity, exhort those we pray for, and excite them to the use of all proper means to obtain what we desire God to bestow upon them; and those who will make any progress in religion must be very diligent a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:7

"And in your godliness brotherly kindness"; not suffering your godliness to be moroseness, nor a sullen solitary habit of life, but kind, generous, and courteous [ALFORD]. Your natural affection and brotherly kindness are to be sanctified by godliness. "And in your brotherly kindness love," namely, to all men, even to enemies, in thought, word, and deed. From brotherly kindness we are to go forward to love. Compare Th1 3:12, "Love one toward another (brotherly kindness), and toward all men (charity)." So charity completes the choir of graces in Col 3:14. In a retrograde order, he who has love will exercise brotherly kindness; he who has brotherly kindness will feel godliness needful; the god…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:7

Brotherly kindness - Φιλαδελφιαν· Love of the brotherhood - the strongest attachment to Christ's flock; feeling each as a member of your own body. Charity - Αγαπην· Love to the whole human race, even to your persecutors: love to God and the brethren they had; love to all mankind they must also have. True religion is neither selfish nor insulated; where the love of God is, bigotry cannot exist. Narrow, selfish people, and people of a party, who scarcely have any hope of the salvation of those who do not believe as they believe, and who do not follow with them, have scarcely any religion, though in their own apprehension none is so truly orthodox or religious as themselves. After αγαπην, love,…

The Church Fathers

In piety, however, the love of brotherhood. So that no one renders the works of piety to their enemies with any other view than that of brotherly love. This, of course, obtaining in all temptation, aims at converting those whom one cannot teach or rebuke, to the affection of piety by praying or doing good.
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

In the love of brotherhood, charity. Here he specifically calls charity that by which we love the Creator, which, as the degrees of virtues advance, is rightly joined to the love of brotherhood, because neither God can be perfectly loved without a neighbor, nor a neighbor without God. Indeed, the love of God is superior to the love of neighbors, because we are commanded to love them as ourselves, but God with all our heart, all our soul, all our strength (Mark XII), however, through the practice of brotherly love we ought to ascend to the love of the Creator. For he who does not love his brother whom he sees, how can he love God whom he does not see (1 John IV)?
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

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Dictionary and topics

Peter, Second Epistle of — The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence is wholly in favour of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears. It…
Fraternity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Graces · 5:22,23; — 5:22,23;
Holiness · 2:17;5:22-25;6:15; — 2:17;5:22-25;6:15;
Kindness · 3:12,14; — 3:12,14;
Love To Man · Should be connected with brotherly kindness — Should be connected with brotherly kindness
Meekness · 1:4,19,21;3:13,17,18; — 1:4,19,21;3:13,17,18;
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Righteousness · 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5; — 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 1:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 1:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Peter 1:7

John Calvin on 2 Peter 1:5-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 1:5-7