2 Peter 1:5 (WEB)

Passage

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;

2 Peter 1:4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

2 Peter 1:5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

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

2 Peter 1:7 and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "very", "cause", "adding", "part", "diligence", "supply", and "moral". 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 "by which he has granted to us..." into verse 6's "and in knowledge self-control and in self-control...", 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.