2 Peter 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

Nearby Context

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;

2 Peter 1:8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make <FI>you<Fi> neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And this same also--all diligence having brought..." into verse 7's "and in the piety the brotherly kindness...", so "knowledge" and "temperance" 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 "temperance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.