2 Peter 1:12

2 Peter 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
• New International Version (NIV)So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.

Context of 2 Peter 1:12

10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin. 11For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you. Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have. 13Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder, 14since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.

2 Peter 1:12 word by word

Διὸ μελλήσω ἀεὶ ὑμᾶς ὑπομιμνῄσκειν περὶ τούτων καίπερ εἰδότας καὶ ἐστηριγμένους ἐν τῇ παρούσῃ ἀληθείᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• I willἀμελέωameleo · to neglectG272
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to putὑπομιμνήσκωhupomimnēskō · to remindG5279
• youσύsu · youG4771
• alwaysἀείaei · alwaysG104
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thoughκαίπερkaiper · althoughG2539
• ye knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• be establishedστηρίζωstērizō · to establishG4741
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the presentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the presentπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225

Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:12

• 2 Peter 1:13Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,
• 2 Peter 3:1Dear friends, this is already the second letter I have written you, in which I am trying to stir up your pure mind by way of reminder:
• Romans 15:14But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
• Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
• 1 Timothy 4:6By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
• 2 Timothy 1:6Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
• Hebrews 10:32But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
• 1 John 2:21I have not written to you that you do not know the truth, but that you do know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
• Jude 1:5Now I desire to remind you (even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.
• 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.
• Acts 16:5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.
• 1 Peter 5:10And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Wherefore I will not be negligent - He had already written one epistle, this is the second; and probably he meditated more should he be spared. He plainly saw that there was no way of entering into eternal life but that which he described from the 5th to the 10th verse; and although they knew and were established in the present truth, yet he saw it necessary to bring these things frequently to their recollection.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Wherefore I will not be negligent - That is, in view of the importance of these things. To put you always in remembrance - To give you the means of having them always in remembrance; to wit, by his writings. Though ye know them - It was of importance for Peter, as it is for ministers of the gospel now, to bring known truths to remembrance. Men are liable to forget them, and they do not exert the influence over them which they ought. It is the office of…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. 12-15Peter was writing at the end of his life, and 2 Peter is similar to works that belong to a popular Jewish genre called the testament. In this genre, an older and respected leader gives final instructions to his children or to the people under his care while he is near death (see Deuteronomy 31–33; Joshua 24). This genre is especially well known from a Jewish work called The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Wherefore--as these graces are so necessary to your abundant entrance into Christ's kingdom (2Pe 1:10, 11). I will not be negligent--The oldest manuscripts read, "I will be about always to put you in remembrance" (an accumulated future: I will regard you as always needing to be reminded): compare "I will endeavor," 2Pe 1:15. "I will be sure always to remind you" [Alford]. "Always"; implying the reason why he writes the second Epistle so soon after the…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