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 all the more effort to make your calling and election certain—for if you keep doing these things, you will never stumble. 11For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua, will be richly provided for you. Therefore I intend to keep reminding you of these things, even though you know them and are well-grounded in the truth that you have. 13I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body— 14knowing that my death is soon, as our Lord Yeshua the Messiah has made clear 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 1:13I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body—
• 2 Peter 3:1Loved ones, this is now the second letter that I am writing to you. In both I am trying to stir you up by way of a reminder to wholesome thinking—
• Romans 15:14Now I myself am convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and also able to counsel one another.
• Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To keep writing the same things to you is not troublesome for me—but for you it is a safeguard.
• 1 Timothy 4:6In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Messiah Yeshua, nourished in the words of the faith and the sound teaching that you have been following.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
• Hebrews 10:32But remember the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings.
• Jude 1:3Loved ones, though very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I felt it necessary to write to you urging you to continue to contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the kedoshim.
• 1 John 2:21I have not written you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
• Jude 1:5Now I wish to remind you—though you have come to know all things —that the Lord, once having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
• 2 Peter 3:17Since you already know all this, loved ones, be on your guard so that you are not led astray by the error of the lawless and lose your sure footing.
• Acts 16:5So Messiah’s communities were strengthened in the faith and kept increasing daily in number.
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in your faith just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace—not by foods that have not benefited those occupied by them.
• 1 Peter 5:10After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace—who has called you into His eternal glory in Messiah—will Himself restore, support, 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