"FOR THIS REASON"

HIS DIVINE POWER HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED

FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS THROUGH OUR KNOWLEDGE

OF HIM WHO CALLED BY HIS OWN GLORY AND GOODNESS.

THROUGH THESE HE HAS GIVEN US HIS VERY GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES,

SO THAT THROUGH THEM YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN DIVINE NATURE AND

ESCAPE THE CORRUPTION IN THE WORLD CAUSED BY EVIL DESIRES.


FOR THIS REASON, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ADD TO YOUR FAITH

GOODNESS, KNOWLEDGE, AND TO KNOWLEDGE, SELF-CONTROL;

AND TO SELF-CONTROL, PERSEVERANCE;

AND TO PERSEVERANCE, GODLINESS, AND TO GODLINESS,

BROTHERLY KINDNESS; AND TO BROTHERLY KINDNESS,

LOVE.

FOR IF YOU POSSESS THESE QUALITIES IN INCREASING MEASURE,

THEY WILL KEEP YOU FROM BEING INEFFECTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE

IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

2 PETER 1:3-9