2 Peter 1:6 (KJV)

Passage

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

2 Peter 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

2 Peter 1:8 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowledge", "temperance", "patience", and "godliness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowledge" and "temperance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And beside this giving all diligence add..." into verse 7's "And to godliness brotherly kindness and to...", so "knowledge" and "temperance" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "knowledge" and "temperance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.