2 Peter 1:5 (YLT)

Passage

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:3 As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

2 Peter 1:4 through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

2 Peter 1:5 And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

2 Peter 1:6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

2 Peter 1:7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "same", "also--all", "diligence", "having", "brought", "besides", and "superadd". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "same", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "through which to us the most great..." into verse 6's "and in the knowledge the temperance and...", so "faith" and "same" 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 "same" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.