2 Peter 1:14

2 Peter 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
• New International Version (NIV)because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

Context of 2 Peter 1:14

12You already know these things. You know that they are completely true. But because they are important, I will continue to tell you about them again and again. 13While I am still alive on this earth I will continue to make sure that you remember them. I think that it is right for me to do that. I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that clearly. 15After I am no longer with you, I want you still to remember what I have told you. So I will make sure that you have something to help you not to forget. 16We told you that our Lord Jesus Christ is powerful. We also told you that he will return to earth again. We were not telling you false stories that came from people's clever ideas. Instead, we were telling you what we ourselves had seen. We ourselves saw that the Lord Jesus is very great.

2 Peter 1:14 word by word

εἰδὼς ὅτι ταχινή ἐστιν ἡ ἀπόθεσις τοῦ σκηνώματός μου, καθὼς καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐδήλωσέν μοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• shortlyταχινόςtachinos · quickG5031
• I must put offὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I must put offἀπόθεσιςapothesis · removalG595
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• tabernacleσκήνωμαskēnōma · tentG4638
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• hath shewedδηλόωdēloō · to make clearG1213

Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:14

• Deuteronomy 4:21The Lord your God became angry with me, because of you. He told me very strongly that I would not go across the Jordan River. He said that I would not go into the good land that he is now giving to you.
• Deuteronomy 31:14The Lord said to Moses, ‘You will soon die. Fetch Joshua and come with him to the Tent of Meeting. When you meet with me there, I will give Joshua authority to be the leader of my people.’ So Moses and Joshua went to meet the Lord at his special tent.
• Joshua 23:14I will soon die, as all men do. The Lord your God has done everything that he promised you he would do. Deep inside yourselves, you know that is true. He has not failed to do even one thing that he promised.
• 1 Kings 2:2‘Soon I will die, as everyone must die one day. Be strong and brave, as a man should be.
• Acts 20:25I have lived among you and I have taught you all about the kingdom of God. But now I know that none of you will see me again.
• 2 Timothy 4:6As for me, it is nearly time for me to die. My death will be like a drink offering that they pour out to God. My life as God's servant will end.
• John 21:18I tell you this: When you were young, you put on your own clothes. Then you went to any place that you wanted to visit. But when you are old, it will be different. You will hold out your arms and someone else will tie your clothes for you. Then they will take you to a place where you do not want to go.’

Commentaries on 2 Peter 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Knowing that shortly I must put off - St. Peter plainly refers to the conversation between our Lord and himself, related John 21:18, John 21:19. And it is likely that he had now a particular intimation that he was shortly to seal the truth with his blood. But as our Lord told him that his death would take place when he should be old, being aged now he might on this ground fairly suppose that his departure was at hand.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle - That I must die. This he knew, probably, because he was growing old, and was reaching the outer period of human life. It does not appear that he had any express revelation on the point. Even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me - See the notes at John 21:18-19. This does not mean that he had any new revelation on the subject, showing him that he was soon to die, as many of the ancients supposed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 We must be established in the belief of the truth, that we may not be shaken by every wind of doctrine; and especially in the truth necessary for us to know in our day, what belongs to our peace, and what is opposed in our time. The body is but a tabernacle, or tent, of the soul. It is a mean and movable dwelling. The nearness of death makes the apostle diligent in the business of life. Nothing can so give composure in the prospect, or in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14This prophecy might have come to Peter in a vision, but it is more likely that he was remembering the prophecy Jesus gave about his death (John 21:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. shortly I must put off--Greek, "the putting off (as a garment) of my tabernacle is speedy": implying a soon approaching, and also a sudden death (as a violent death is). Christ's words, Joh 21:18, 19, "When thou art old," &c., were the ground of his "knowing," now that he was old, that his foretold martyrdom was near. Compare as to Paul, 2Ti 4:6. Though a violent death, he calls it a "departure" (Greek for "decease," 2Pe 1:15), compare Ac 7:60.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings