4. Through these there have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these you might be partakers of the Mighty-like nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world, caused by lust.
5. And for this reason do your utmost to add to your belief uprightness, to uprightness knowledge,
6. to knowledge self-control, to self-control endurance, to endurance reverence,
7. to reverence brotherly affection, and to brotherly affection love.
8. For if these are in you and increase, they cause you to be neither inactive nor without fruit in the knowledge of our Master יהושע Messiah.