2 Peter 1:3

More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,

For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and choosing sure; for in doing these things, you will never stumble;