New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 1:5-10

5NowG1161for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846reason alsoκαὶkaiG2532,applyingπαρεισενέγκαντεςpareisenegkantesG3923allπᾶσανpasanG3956diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710,in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102supplyἐπιχορηγήσατεepichorēgēsateG2023moralG703excellenceG703, and in yourmoralG703excellenceG703,knowledgeγνῶσιν,gnōsinG1108,

6and in yourknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,self-controlἐγκράτειαν,egkrateianG1466, and in yourself-controlἐγκρατείᾳegkrateiaG1466,perseveranceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281, and in yourperseveranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,

7and in yourgodlinessεὐσεβείᾳeusebeiaG2150,brotherlyφιλαδελφίαν,philadelphianG5360kindnessG5360, and in yourbrotherlyφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360kindnessG5360,loveἀγάπην.agapēnG26.

8For if theseταῦταtautaG3778qualitiesare yoursὑμῖνhuminG4771and are increasingπλεονάζονταpleonazontaG4121,they renderκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525you neitherοὐκoukG3756uselessἀργοὺςargousG692norοὐδὲoudeG3761unfruitfulἀκάρπουςakarpousG175in the trueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinG1922of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

9For he whoᾯHōG3739lacksμὴ πάρεστινmē parestinG3361 G3918theseταῦτα,tautaG3778qualities isblindτυφλόςtuphlosG5185orshort-sightedμυωπάζων,muōpazōnG3467,having forgottenλήθην λαβὼνlēthēn labōnG2983 G3024hispurificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512from his formerπάλαιpalaiG3819sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,be allG3123the moreG3123diligentσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to makeποιεῖσθαι·poieisthaiG4160certainβεβαίανbebaianG949about HiscallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821andchoosingἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589you; for as long as you practiceποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,you will neverοὐ μὴ ποτε.ou mē poteG3756 G3361 G4218stumbleπταίσητέptaisēteG4417;

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