3 John 1:2 Dear friend, I know that your spiritual life is going well. I pray that you also may enjoy good health. And I pray that everything else may go well with you.

1:2 NIrV

逐节对照

New International Reader's Version - Dear friend, I know that your spiritual life is going well. I pray that you also may enjoy good health. And I pray that everything else may go well with you.
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 亲爱的，我愿你事事安宁，身体健康，正如你的心神安宁一样。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 亲爱的，我愿你事事安宁，身体健康，正如你的心神安宁一样。
当代译本 - 亲爱的弟兄，我愿你凡事顺利，身体像灵魂一样健康。
圣经新译本 - 亲爱的，我祝你凡事亨通，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂安泰一样。
中文标准译本 - 蒙爱的人哪，我愿你凡事安顺，身体健康，正如你的灵魂安顺。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
New International Version - Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
English Standard Version - Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
New Living Translation - Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.
Christian Standard Bible - Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.
New American Standard Bible - Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
New King James Version - Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Amplified Bible - Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].
American Standard Version - Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
King James Version - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
New English Translation - Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.
World English Bible - Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的兄弟啊，我願你凡事興盛，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂興盛一樣。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 親愛的，我願你事事安寧，身體健康，正如你的心神安寧一樣。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 親愛的，我願你事事安寧，身體健康，正如你的心神安寧一樣。
當代譯本 - 親愛的弟兄，我願你凡事順利，身體像靈魂一樣健康。
聖經新譯本 - 親愛的，我祝你凡事亨通，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂安泰一樣。
呂振中譯本 - 親愛的，我祈願你身體康健，諸事平安順逐，正如你的靈魂平安順逐一樣。
中文標準譯本 - 蒙愛的人哪，我願你凡事安順，身體健康，正如你的靈魂安順。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的兄弟啊，我願你凡事興盛，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂興盛一樣。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、我所祈者、願爾凡事暢遂安康、如爾心之暢遂然、
文理委辦譯本 - 良朋乎、爾靈魂暢適、願爾凡事亦暢適、身其康強、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、我願爾康強、凡事順遂、如爾靈魂順遂然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 親愛之同道乎、願汝諸事亨通、貴體康健、適如爾之靈心之暢茂條達也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Querido hermano, oro para que te vaya bien en todos tus asuntos y goces de buena salud, así como prosperas espiritualmente.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 자여, 그대의 영혼이 건강한 것처럼 그대의 모든 일이 잘 되고 몸도 건강하기를 기도합니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Дорогой мой, я молюсь, чтобы все у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cher ami, je souhaite que tu prospères à tous égards et que tu sois en aussi bonne santé physique que tu l’es spirituellement.
リビングバイブル - ガイオよ。私は、あなたがすべての点で栄え、たましいも体も健全であるようにと祈っています。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.
Nova Versão Internacional - Amado, oro para que você tenha boa saúde e tudo corra bem, assim como vai bem a sua alma.
Hoffnung für alle - Lieber Gajus! Ich hoffe, dass es dir gut geht und du an Leib und Seele so gesund bist wie in deinem Glauben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thưa anh, tôi cầu nguyện cho anh được mọi việc tốt đẹp, cho thể xác anh được khỏe mạnh như tâm linh anh.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อนที่รัก ข้าพเจ้าอธิษฐานขอให้ท่านมีสุขภาพดีและให้ทุกอย่างดำเนินไปด้วยดี เช่นเดียวกับที่จิตวิญญาณของท่านกำลังดำเนินไปด้วยดี
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านที่รัก ข้าพเจ้าอธิษฐานให้ท่านมีสุขภาพแข็งแรง และทุกสิ่งดำเนินไปด้วยดี เช่นเดียวกับจิตวิญญาณของท่านที่เป็นไปด้วยดี

交叉引用

1 Thessalonians 2:19 - What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?
1 Thessalonians 2:20 - Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.
Philippians 2:27 - He was very sick. In fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him. He also had mercy on me. God spared me sadness after sadness.
3 John 1:3 - Some believers came to me and told me that you are faithful to the truth. They told me that you continue to live by it. This news gave me great joy.
3 John 1:4 - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living by the truth.
3 John 1:5 - Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters. You are faithful even though they are strangers to you.
3 John 1:6 - They have told the church about your love. Please help them by sending them on their way in a manner that honors God.
Philippians 2:4 - None of you should look out just for your own good. Each of you should also look out for the good of others.
1 Thessalonians 3:6 - But Timothy has come to us from you just now. He has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have happy memories of us. He has also said that you desire to see us, just as we desire to see you.
1 Thessalonians 3:7 - Brothers and sisters, in all our trouble and suffering your faith encouraged us.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 - Now we really live, because you are standing firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 - We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God. We know that he has chosen you.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 - Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.
1 Thessalonians 1:6 - We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You welcomed our message even when you were suffering terribly. You welcomed it with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.
1 Thessalonians 1:7 - So you became a model to all the believers in the lands of Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 - The Lord’s message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don’t have to say anything about it.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 - The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 - They tell about how you are waiting for his Son to come from heaven. God raised him from the dead. He is Jesus. He saves us from God’s anger, and his anger is sure to come.
James 5:12 - My brothers and sisters, here is what is most important. Don’t make a promise by giving your word. Don’t promise by heaven or earth. And don’t promise by anything else to back up what you say. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” If you do more than this, you will be judged.
Revelation 2:9 - ‘I know that you suffer and are poor. But you are rich! Some people say they are Jews but are not. I know that their words are evil. Their worship comes from Satan.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.
Psalm 20:1 - May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.
Psalm 20:2 - May he send you help from the sacred tent. May he give you aid from Zion.
Psalm 20:3 - May he remember all your sacrifices. May he accept your burnt offerings.
Psalm 20:4 - May he give you what your heart wishes for. May he make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 20:5 - May we shout for joy over your victory. May we lift up our flags in the name of our God. May the Lord give you everything you ask for.
Philemon 1:5 - That’s because I hear about your love for all God’s people. I also hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus.
Philemon 1:6 - I pray that what we share by believing will help you understand even more. Then you will completely understand every good thing we share by believing in Christ.
Philemon 1:7 - Your love has given me great joy. It has encouraged me. My brother, you have renewed the hearts of the Lord’s people.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 - Brothers and sisters, you became like the members of God’s churches in Judea. They are believers in Christ Jesus, just as you are. Your own people made you suffer. You went through the same things the church members in Judea suffered from the Jews.
1 Peter 4:8 - Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them.
Colossians 1:4 - We thank him because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus. We have also heard that you love all God’s people.
Colossians 1:5 - Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news
Colossians 1:6 - that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.
2 Peter 3:18 - Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him both now and forever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:3 - God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. All of this has come to us because we know the God who chose us. He chose us because of his own glory and goodness.
2 Peter 1:4 - He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.
2 Peter 1:5 - So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.
2 Peter 1:6 - To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.
2 Peter 1:7 - To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.
2 Peter 1:8 - All these things should describe you more and more. They will make you useful and fruitful as you know our Lord Jesus Christ better.
2 Peter 1:9 - But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - Dear friend, I know that your spiritual life is going well. I pray that you also may enjoy good health. And I pray that everything else may go well with you.
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 亲爱的，我愿你事事安宁，身体健康，正如你的心神安宁一样。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 亲爱的，我愿你事事安宁，身体健康，正如你的心神安宁一样。
当代译本 - 亲爱的弟兄，我愿你凡事顺利，身体像灵魂一样健康。
圣经新译本 - 亲爱的，我祝你凡事亨通，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂安泰一样。
中文标准译本 - 蒙爱的人哪，我愿你凡事安顺，身体健康，正如你的灵魂安顺。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的兄弟啊，我愿你凡事兴盛，身体健壮，正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
New International Version - Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
English Standard Version - Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
New Living Translation - Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.
Christian Standard Bible - Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.
New American Standard Bible - Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
New King James Version - Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Amplified Bible - Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].
American Standard Version - Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
King James Version - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
New English Translation - Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.
World English Bible - Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的兄弟啊，我願你凡事興盛，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂興盛一樣。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 親愛的，我願你事事安寧，身體健康，正如你的心神安寧一樣。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 親愛的，我願你事事安寧，身體健康，正如你的心神安寧一樣。
當代譯本 - 親愛的弟兄，我願你凡事順利，身體像靈魂一樣健康。
聖經新譯本 - 親愛的，我祝你凡事亨通，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂安泰一樣。
呂振中譯本 - 親愛的，我祈願你身體康健，諸事平安順逐，正如你的靈魂平安順逐一樣。
中文標準譯本 - 蒙愛的人哪，我願你凡事安順，身體健康，正如你的靈魂安順。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的兄弟啊，我願你凡事興盛，身體健壯，正如你的靈魂興盛一樣。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、我所祈者、願爾凡事暢遂安康、如爾心之暢遂然、
文理委辦譯本 - 良朋乎、爾靈魂暢適、願爾凡事亦暢適、身其康強、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、我願爾康強、凡事順遂、如爾靈魂順遂然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 親愛之同道乎、願汝諸事亨通、貴體康健、適如爾之靈心之暢茂條達也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Querido hermano, oro para que te vaya bien en todos tus asuntos y goces de buena salud, así como prosperas espiritualmente.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 자여, 그대의 영혼이 건강한 것처럼 그대의 모든 일이 잘 되고 몸도 건강하기를 기도합니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Дорогой мой, я молюсь, чтобы все у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Дорогой друг, я молюсь, чтобы всё у тебя было благополучно и чтобы ты был здоров телом так же, как благополучна твоя душа.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cher ami, je souhaite que tu prospères à tous égards et que tu sois en aussi bonne santé physique que tu l’es spirituellement.
リビングバイブル - ガイオよ。私は、あなたがすべての点で栄え、たましいも体も健全であるようにと祈っています。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.
Nova Versão Internacional - Amado, oro para que você tenha boa saúde e tudo corra bem, assim como vai bem a sua alma.
Hoffnung für alle - Lieber Gajus! Ich hoffe, dass es dir gut geht und du an Leib und Seele so gesund bist wie in deinem Glauben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thưa anh, tôi cầu nguyện cho anh được mọi việc tốt đẹp, cho thể xác anh được khỏe mạnh như tâm linh anh.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อนที่รัก ข้าพเจ้าอธิษฐานขอให้ท่านมีสุขภาพดีและให้ทุกอย่างดำเนินไปด้วยดี เช่นเดียวกับที่จิตวิญญาณของท่านกำลังดำเนินไปด้วยดี
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านที่รัก ข้าพเจ้าอธิษฐานให้ท่านมีสุขภาพแข็งแรง และทุกสิ่งดำเนินไปด้วยดี เช่นเดียวกับจิตวิญญาณของท่านที่เป็นไปด้วยดี

1 Thessalonians 2:19 - What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?
1 Thessalonians 2:20 - Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.
Philippians 2:27 - He was very sick. In fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him. He also had mercy on me. God spared me sadness after sadness.
3 John 1:3 - Some believers came to me and told me that you are faithful to the truth. They told me that you continue to live by it. This news gave me great joy.
3 John 1:4 - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living by the truth.
3 John 1:5 - Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters. You are faithful even though they are strangers to you.
3 John 1:6 - They have told the church about your love. Please help them by sending them on their way in a manner that honors God.
Philippians 2:4 - None of you should look out just for your own good. Each of you should also look out for the good of others.
1 Thessalonians 3:6 - But Timothy has come to us from you just now. He has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have happy memories of us. He has also said that you desire to see us, just as we desire to see you.
1 Thessalonians 3:7 - Brothers and sisters, in all our trouble and suffering your faith encouraged us.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 - Now we really live, because you are standing firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 - We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God. We know that he has chosen you.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 - Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.
1 Thessalonians 1:6 - We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You welcomed our message even when you were suffering terribly. You welcomed it with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.
1 Thessalonians 1:7 - So you became a model to all the believers in the lands of Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 - The Lord’s message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don’t have to say anything about it.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 - The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 - They tell about how you are waiting for his Son to come from heaven. God raised him from the dead. He is Jesus. He saves us from God’s anger, and his anger is sure to come.
James 5:12 - My brothers and sisters, here is what is most important. Don’t make a promise by giving your word. Don’t promise by heaven or earth. And don’t promise by anything else to back up what you say. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” If you do more than this, you will be judged.
Revelation 2:9 - ‘I know that you suffer and are poor. But you are rich! Some people say they are Jews but are not. I know that their words are evil. Their worship comes from Satan.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.
Psalm 20:1 - May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.
Psalm 20:2 - May he send you help from the sacred tent. May he give you aid from Zion.
Psalm 20:3 - May he remember all your sacrifices. May he accept your burnt offerings.
Psalm 20:4 - May he give you what your heart wishes for. May he make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 20:5 - May we shout for joy over your victory. May we lift up our flags in the name of our God. May the Lord give you everything you ask for.
Philemon 1:5 - That’s because I hear about your love for all God’s people. I also hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus.
Philemon 1:6 - I pray that what we share by believing will help you understand even more. Then you will completely understand every good thing we share by believing in Christ.
Philemon 1:7 - Your love has given me great joy. It has encouraged me. My brother, you have renewed the hearts of the Lord’s people.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 - Brothers and sisters, you became like the members of God’s churches in Judea. They are believers in Christ Jesus, just as you are. Your own people made you suffer. You went through the same things the church members in Judea suffered from the Jews.
1 Peter 4:8 - Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them.
Colossians 1:4 - We thank him because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus. We have also heard that you love all God’s people.
Colossians 1:5 - Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news
Colossians 1:6 - that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.
2 Peter 3:18 - Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him both now and forever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:3 - God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. All of this has come to us because we know the God who chose us. He chose us because of his own glory and goodness.
2 Peter 1:4 - He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.
2 Peter 1:5 - So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.
2 Peter 1:6 - To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.
2 Peter 1:7 - To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.
2 Peter 1:8 - All these things should describe you more and more. They will make you useful and fruitful as you know our Lord Jesus Christ better.
2 Peter 1:9 - But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.