2 Peter 1:8 (DBY)

Passage

for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:6 in knowledge temperance, in temperance endurance, in endurance godliness,

2 Peter 1:7 in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love:

2 Peter 1:8 for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Peter 1:9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "existing", "abounding", "make", "neither", "idle", "unfruitful", and "regards". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "existing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "in godliness brotherly love in brotherly love..." into verse 9's "for he with whom these things are...", so "things" and "existing" 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 "things" and "existing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.