Jump to Previous Approval Care Choosing Chosen Confirm Diligence Diligent Earnest Election Fall Practice Practise Rather Reason Selection Stumble Sure Use Wherefore ZealousJump to Next Approval Care Choosing Chosen Confirm Diligence Diligent Earnest Election Fall Practice Practise Rather Reason Selection Stumble Sure Use Wherefore ZealousParallel Verses English Standard Version Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. New American Standard Bible Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; King James Bible Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. International Standard Version So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail. NET Bible Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And all the more my brethren, take pains concerning this, that by your good deeds you shall make your calling and your election sure, for when you are doing these things, you will never fall. GOD'S WORD® Translation Therefore, brothers and sisters, use more effort to make God's calling and choosing of you secure. If you keep doing this, you will never fall away. King James 2000 Bible Therefore rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: American King James Version Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: American Standard Version Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: Douay-Rheims Bible Wherefore, brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election. For doing these things, you shall not sin at any time. Darby Bible Translation Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall; English Revised Version Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: Weymouth New Testament For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble. World English Bible Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. Young's Literal Translation wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble, Lexicon διο conjunctiondio  dee-o': through which thing, i.e. consequently -- for which cause, therefore, wherefore. μαλλον adverb mallon  mal'-lon: (adverbially) more (in a greater degree) or rather -- better, far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather. αδελφοι noun - vocative plural masculine adephos  ad-el-fos':  a brother near or remote -- brother. σπουδασατε verb - aorist active middle - second person spoudazo  spoo-dad'-zo: to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest -- do (give) diligence, be diligent (forward), endeavour, labour, study. βεβαιαν adjective - accusative singular feminine bebaios  beb'-ah-yos: stable -- firm, of force, stedfast, sure. υμων personal pronoun - second person genitive plural humon  hoo-mone': of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves). την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. κλησιν noun - accusative singular feminine klesis  klay'-sis:  an invitation (figuratively) -- calling. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words εκλογην noun - accusative singular feminine ekloge  ek-log-ay': (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely) -- chosen, election. ποιεισθαι verb - present middle middle or passive deponent poieo  poy-eh'-o: to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) ταυτα demonstrative pronoun - nominative plural neuter tauta  tow'-tah: these things -- + afterward, follow, + hereafter, him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus. γαρ conjunction gar  gar: assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) ποιουντες verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine poieo  poy-eh'-o: to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) ου particle - nominative ou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. μη particle - nominative me  may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. πταισητε verb - aorist active subjunctive - second person ptaio  ptah'-yo: to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation) -- fall, offend, stumble. ποτε particle pote  pot-eh': indefinite adverb, at some time, ever -- afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n-)ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when. 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