2 Peter 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ:

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:6 And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines:

2 Peter 1:7 And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.

2 Peter 1:8 For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ:

2 Peter 1:9 For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore, brethren, giue rather diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye doe these things, ye shall neuer fall.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And with godlines brotherly kindnes and with..." into verse 9's "For he that hath not these things...", so "things" and "abound" 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 "abound" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.