2 Peter 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Peter 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Peter 1:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Peter 1:8 — KJV
“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. barren: Gr. idle”
— 2 Peter 1:8 (KJV)
2 Peter 1:8 in Context — About the Book of 2 Peter
2 Peter is a dying apostle's reminder service: God's divine power has already given us everything needed for life and godliness through precious promises. It warns against scoffers and false teachers, explains the Lord's patience — not slow but not willing that any perish — and calls us to grow in grace.
Cross-References for 2 Peter 1:8
“But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 1:8: these, things, neither
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 1:8: these, things, neither
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 1:8: things, knowledge, lord
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. preferring...: or, prejudice”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 1:8: these, things, lord
“Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 1:8: these, make, nor
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