^{5 Ref} And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

^{6 Ref} And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

^{7 Ref} And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

^{8 Ref} For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

^{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.

^{5 Ref} Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

^{6 Ref} and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;

^{7 Ref} and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

^{8 Ref} For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.