2 Peter 1:8

Growth In The Faith

⁷ in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love: ⁸ for these things existing and abounding in you make you to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; ⁹ for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

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John 15:2

As to every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and as to every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

Titus 3:14

and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Matthew 13:22

And he that is sown among the thorns this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 20:3

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

Matthew 20:6

But about the eleventh hour, having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Matthew 25:26

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

John 5:42

but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

John 15:6-8

Unless any one abide in me he is cast out as the branch, and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Romans 12:11

as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:13-17

For whether we are beside ourselves, it is to God; or are sober, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 8:2

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their free-hearted liberality.

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.

2 Corinthians 9:14

and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you.

2 Corinthians 13:5

examine your own selves if ye be in the faith; prove your own selves: do ye not recognise yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed ye be reprobates?

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

Philippians 2:5

For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

1 Thessalonians 4:1

For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

1 Timothy 5:13

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

Hebrews 6:12

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.