2 Peter 1:8
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 1
“For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”2 Peter 1:8
What Does 2 Peter 1:8 Mean?
2 Peter 1:8 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 1, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 1:10“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”Philemon 1:6“That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.”John 15:2“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”Titus 3:14“And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.”Colossians 3:16“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”Hebrews 6:12“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”Matthew 13:21“Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”Mark 4:20“And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.”Philippians 1:9“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;”2 Peter 3:18“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”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:”Matthew 25:18“But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”Mark 4:19“And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.”1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”1 Thessalonians 4:1“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.”2 Peter 1:2“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”2 Corinthians 8:2“How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.”2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”Philippians 2:5“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”Colossians 2:7“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
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