^{5 Ref} So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

^{6 Ref} And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

^{7 Ref} And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

^{8 Ref} For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

^{9 Ref} For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.

^{10 Ref} For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

^{11 Ref} For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.