2 Peter 1:5 (LSB)

Passage

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

2 Peter 1:4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

2 Peter 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

2 Peter 1:6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,

2 Peter 1:7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "very", "reason", "applying", "diligence", "supply", "moral", and "excellence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For by these He has granted to..." into verse 6's "and in your knowledge self-control and in...", so "faith" and "very" 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 "faith" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.