In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,

正因这缘故，你们要分外地殷勤；有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知识；

正因这缘故，你们要分外地努力。有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知识；

正因这缘故，你们要分外地努力。有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知识；

正因如此，你们要加倍努力，不仅要有信心，还要有好的德行；不仅要有好的德行，还要有知识；

正因这缘故，你们要多多努力：有了信心，又要增添美德；有了美德，又要增添知识；

是的，也正是为此，你们应当尽量地殷勤，在信仰上加美德；在美德上加知识；

正因這緣故，你們要分外地殷勤；有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知識；

正因這緣故，你們要分外地努力。有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知識；

正因這緣故，你們要分外地努力。有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知識；

正因如此，你們要加倍努力，不僅要有信心，還要有好的德行；不僅要有好的德行，還要有知識；

正因這緣故，你們要多多努力：有了信心，又要增添美德；有了美德，又要增添知識；

正因為這個緣故、你們這方面也要供出十二分的熱切來：要在你們的信心上加以供應美德，在美德上加以供應知識，

是的，也正是為此，你們應當盡量地殷勤，在信仰上加美德；在美德上加知識；

緣此、爾當殷勤、於信益德、於德益智、

故當黽勉、有信宜有德、有德宜有智、

故當殷勤、有信當有德、有德當有知識、

因是望爾等發憤自勉、精益求精；既有信心、加以德行；既有德行、加以明達；

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.

I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called— his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully.

Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.

In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.

We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.

In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’

People will come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. And when this happens, you will know that my messages have been from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. All this will happen if you carefully obey what the Lord your God says.