2 Peter 1:7

7 in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kyndnes love.

2 Peter 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 7 And to godliness, brotherly kindness
Without which, godliness, or external worship, or a profession of religion, is a vain show; for this is both the evidence of regeneration, and of the truth and power of real godliness; and also the beauty, comfort, and security of Christian society and worship, and without which they cannot be maintained with peace, profit, and honour:

and to brotherly kindness, charity:
or "love"; that is, to all men, enemies, as well as to the household of faith; and to God and Christ, to his house, worship, ordinances, people and truths. Charity is more extensive in its objects and acts than brotherly kindness or love. As faith leads the van, charity brings up the rear, and is the greatest of all.

2 Peter 1:7 In-Context

5 And hervnto geve all diligence: in youre fayth minister vertve and in vertue knowledge

6 and in knowledge temperancy and in temrancy pacience in pacience godlynes

7 in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kyndnes love.

8 For yf these thinges be amonge you and are plenteous they wyll make you that ye nether shalbe ydle nor vnfrutefull in the knowledge of oure lorde Iesus Christ.

9 But he yt lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for ye waye with his honde and hath forgotten yt he was pourged from his olde synnes.