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5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
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and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
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and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
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