2 Peter 1:6 (DRB)

Passage

And in knowledge, abstinence: and in abstinence, patience: and in patience, godliness:

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:4 By whom he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature: flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world.

2 Peter 1:5 And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue: And in virtue, knowledge:

2 Peter 1:6 And in knowledge, abstinence: and in abstinence, patience: and in patience, godliness:

2 Peter 1:7 And in godliness, love of brotherhood: and in love of brotherhood, charity.

2 Peter 1:8 For if these things be with you and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And you employing all care minister in..." into verse 7's "And in godliness love of brotherhood and...", so "knowledge" and "abstinence" 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 "abstinence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.