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

12Therefore, I will always remind you about these qualities, although you already know about them and are well-grounded in the truth that you now have. 13As long as I’m still alive, I think it’s right to refresh your memory. I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me. 15So I will make every effort to see that you remember these things after I die. 16When we apostles told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we didn’t base our message on clever myths that we made up. Rather, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.

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 was angry with me because of you. So the Lord your God took an oath that I wouldn’t cross the Jordan River and enter the good land he is giving you as your property.
• Deuteronomy 31:14The Lord said to Moses, “The time of your death is coming soon. Call for Joshua. Both of you come to the tent of meeting, and I will give him his instructions.” Moses and Joshua came to the tent of meeting.
• Joshua 23:14“Pay attention, because I will soon die like everyone else. You know with all your heart and soul that not one single promise which the Lord your God has given you has ever failed to come true. Every single word has come true.
• 1 Kings 2:2“I’m about to leave this world. Be strong and mature.
• Acts 20:25“Now I know that none of you whom I told about God’s kingdom will see me again.
• 2 Timothy 4:6My life is coming to an end, and it is now time for me to be poured out as a sacrifice to God.
• John 21:18I can guarantee this truth: When you were young, you would get ready to go where you wanted. But when you’re old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will get you ready to take you where you don’t 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