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href="/bsb/2_peter/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/2_peter/1.htm">New International Version</a> because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/nlt/2_peter/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life, <a href="/esv/2_peter/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. <a href="/bsb/2_peter/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/blb/2_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is impending, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/kjv/2_peter/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. <a href="/nkjv/2_peter/1.htm">New King James Version</a> knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. <a href="/nasb_/2_peter/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/nasb/2_peter/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/nasb77/2_peter/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/lsb/2_peter/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has indicated to me. <a href="/amp/2_peter/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> knowing that the laying aside of this earthly tent of mine is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/csb/2_peter/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> since I know that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has indeed made clear to me. <a href="/hcsb/2_peter/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has also shown me. <a href="/asv/2_peter/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me. <a href="/cev/2_peter/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind. <a href="/erv/2_peter/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me. <a href="/gwt/2_peter/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me. <a href="/gnt/2_peter/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> I know that I shall soon put off this mortal body, as our Lord Jesus Christ plainly told me. <a href="/isv/2_peter/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> because I know that the removal of my bodily tent will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, has shown me. <a href="/msb/2_peter/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/net/2_peter/1.htm">NET Bible</a> since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me. <a href="/nheb/2_peter/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. <a href="/wbt/2_peter/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shown me. <a href="/wey/2_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me. <a href="/web/2_peter/1.htm">World English Bible</a> knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_peter/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me. <a href="/blb/2_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is impending, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. <a href="/ylt/2_peter/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me, <a href="/slt/2_peter/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Knowing that the laying aside of my tent is swift; as also our Lord Jesus Christ manifested to me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_peter/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me. <a href="/cpdv/2_peter/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For it is certain that the laying to rest of this, my tabernacle, is approaching swiftly, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has also indicated to me. <a href="/nabre/2_peter/1.htm">New American Bible</a> since I know that I will soon have to put it aside, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me. <a href="/nrsvce/2_peter/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> since I know that my death will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_peter/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Knowing that shortly I must depart this life, even as our LORD Jesus Christ has shown me. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_peter/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> As I know that the departure from my body is soon, just as our Lord Yeshua The Messiah has informed me.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_peter/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For I know that the putting off of this my tabernacle is near at hand, even as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. <a href="/godbey/2_peter/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me. <a href="/haweis/2_peter/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident to me. <a href="/mace/2_peter/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> knowing that I must soon leave this tabernacle, as our Lord Jesus Christ has signify'd to me. <a href="/wey/2_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me. <a href="/worrell/2_peter/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> knowing that speedy is the putting off of my tabernacle, as also our Lord Jesus Christ signified to me. <a href="/worsley/2_peter/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> knowing that I must soon lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. <a href="/parallel/2_peter/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gzcat0SlE18?start=126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_peter/1.htm">Partakers of the Divine Nature</a> …13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body, 14<a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: eidōs (V-RPA-NMS) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">because I know</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4638.htm" title="4638: skēnōmatos (N-GNS) -- A tent pitched, a dwelling, tabernacle. From skenoo; an encampment, i.e. the Temple, the body.">this tent</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">will</a> <a href="/greek/5031.htm" title="5031: tachinē (Adj-NFS) -- Swift, quick, impending. From tachos; curt, i.e. Impending.">soon</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/595.htm" title="595: apothesis (N-NFS) -- A putting off, a laying down. From apotithemi; a laying aside.">be laid aside,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1213.htm" title="1213: edēlōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To show, make clear, reveal. From delos; to make plain.">has made clear</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">to me.</a> 15And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18-19</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” / Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.” <a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">2 Timothy 4:6</a> For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. <a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23-24</a> I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. / But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a> For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53-54</a> For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. / When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a> Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. <a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18-23</a> I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. / The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope ... <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">1 Peter 4:7</a> The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a> You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a> “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10-12</a> The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. / Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due. / So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Isaiah 38:1</a> In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a> before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a> “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me.shortly.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Deuteronomy 4:21,22</a> Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: … <a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Deuteronomy 31:14</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.<a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14</a> And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.even.<a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18,19</a> Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-11.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">Imminent</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-1.htm">Rapidly</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-17.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/james/2-13.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-23.htm">Shortly</a> <a href="/james/2-13.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/james/2-20.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-11.htm">Signified</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-1.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-19.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/romans/3-15.htm">Swiftly</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-20.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-8.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-14.htm">Imminent</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_john/1-2.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Rapidly</a> <a href="/1_john/1-2.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/3_john/1-14.htm">Shortly</a> <a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Signified</a> <a href="/3_john/1-14.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/genesis/44-11.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Swiftly</a> <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">2 Peter 1</div>1. <a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm">Peter confirms the hope of the increase of God's grace,</a> 5. <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure;</a> 12. <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">whereof he is careful to remind them, knowing that his death is at hand;</a> 16. <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">and assures them of the authenticity of the Gospel, by the eyewitness of the apostles and the prophets.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_peter/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_peter/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_peter/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>because I know This phrase indicates a certainty and personal conviction. The apostle Peter is expressing a deep awareness and understanding of his situation. This knowledge is not speculative but assured, likely through divine revelation or spiritual insight. In the broader biblical context, this reflects the confidence that believers can have in God's promises and revelations, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a>, where Paul expresses a similar certainty in his faith.that this tent The term "tent" is a metaphor for the human body, emphasizing its temporary and transient nature. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references, such as <a href="/2_corinthians/5.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a>, where Paul also uses the metaphor of a tent to describe the earthly body. The use of "tent" highlights the temporary nature of earthly life compared to the eternal life promised to believers. It reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the Israelites, who lived in tents during their wilderness journey, symbolizing the temporary nature of their earthly existence.will soon be laid aside This phrase suggests an impending event, specifically Peter's death. The language of "laid aside" implies a voluntary action, as if removing a garment, which aligns with the Christian understanding of death as a transition rather than an end. This reflects the early Christian belief in the resurrection and eternal life, where death is not feared but seen as a passage to be with Christ, as expressed in <a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21-23</a>.as our Lord Jesus Christ Peter refers to Jesus with the titles "Lord" and "Christ," affirming His divine authority and messianic role. This acknowledgment of Jesus' lordship is central to Christian doctrine, as seen throughout the New Testament. The phrase underscores the personal relationship and direct communication Peter had with Jesus, which is foundational to his apostolic authority.has made clear to me This indicates that Peter received a specific revelation from Jesus regarding his death. This could refer to the prophecy Jesus gave Peter in <a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18-19</a>, where Jesus foretold the manner of Peter's death, signifying the kind of death by which he would glorify God. This revelation underscores the prophetic nature of Jesus' ministry and His foreknowledge of future events, reinforcing His divine nature and the trustworthiness of His words.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The author of the epistle, one of Jesus' twelve apostles, and a key leader in the early Christian church. He is writing this letter to encourage believers in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The Lord and Savior, who has revealed to Peter the impending end of his earthly life. Jesus' life, death, and resurrection are central to the Christian faith. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers to whom Peter is writing, facing challenges and needing encouragement to remain steadfast in their faith. 4. <a href="/topical/p/peter's_impending_death.htm">Peter's Impending Death</a> The event that Peter is referring to, indicating that he is aware of his approaching martyrdom, as revealed to him by Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/r/revelation_from_christ.htm">Revelation from Christ</a> The divine communication that Peter received, which informed him of his soon-to-come departure from this life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_mortality.htm">Awareness of Mortality</a> Peter's acknowledgment of his impending death reminds believers of the transient nature of life and the importance of living with an eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_stewardship.htm">Faithful Stewardship</a> Knowing his time is short, Peter focuses on encouraging and strengthening the faith of others, demonstrating the importance of using our time wisely for God's glory. <a href="/topical/a/assurance_in_christ.htm">Assurance in Christ</a> Peter's confidence in the revelation from Jesus underscores the assurance believers can have in God's promises and His sovereign plan for our lives. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a> Peter's writings and teachings continue to impact the church, highlighting the lasting influence of a life lived faithfully for Christ. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_death.htm">Courage in the Face of Death</a> Peter's calm acceptance of his fate encourages believers to face life's end with courage and hope, trusting in the promise of eternal life with Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_peter_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Peter 1</a> <a href="/q/what_does_increased_lawlessness_imply.htm">Who is the author of 2 Peter?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_you_holding_on_to_me.htm">What are cunningly devised fables?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_peter.htm">Who is the author of 2 Peter?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_peter's_authorship.htm">2 Peter 1:1 claims Peter as the author; how do we reconcile this with stylistic differences and scholarly doubts about its authenticity? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_peter/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle.--This is rather wide of the mark. Among English versions Wiclif alone is right. The meaning is, Knowing as I do that the putting off of my tabernacle will be done swiftly (comp. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privately shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.">2Peter 2:1</a>)--i.e., will soon be over when it once begins. The point is not that the writer believes himself to be near his end, but that his end would be such as to allow of no deathbed exhortations; what he has to say must be said in good time, for Christ had told him that his death would be a violent one (<a href="/john/21-18.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you gird yourself, and walked where you would: but when you shall be old, you shall stretch forth your hands, and another shall gird you, and carry you where you would not.">John 21:18</a>). Some of those who have taken the passage in the sense of the Authorised version have supposed a special revelation to be implied in the last half of the verse. But without any revelation an old man might know that his end must soon come; and Christ had already told him that it should come when he began to be old. "The putting off of my tabernacle" involves rather a mixture of metaphors; we have a similar mixture in <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm" title=" In whom also you are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:">Colossians 2:11</a>. The word for "putting off" occurs nowhere but here and <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm" title="The like figure whereunto even baptism does also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:">1Peter 3:21</a>; but the coincidence is not one on which much stress can be laid.Hath shewed me.--More strictly, shewed me. The substitution of perfect for aorist is here objectionable, as it obscures the reference to a definite moment in the Apostle's life. If the reference were to <a href="/john/21-18.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you gird yourself, and walked where you would: but when you shall be old, you shall stretch forth your hands, and another shall gird you, and carry you where you would not.">John 21:18</a>, this would be at once fatal to the authenticity of our Epistle; for of course no part of St. John's Gospel, and least of all the last chapter, was written during the life of St. Peter. But if the reference be to the event narrated in <a href="/john/21-18.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you gird yourself, and walked where you would: but when you shall be old, you shall stretch forth your hands, and another shall gird you, and carry you where you would not.">John 21:18</a>, then that narrative confirms what is said here, this being a prior and independent allusion to the same occurrence. In this case we have strong evidence of the authenticity of St. Peter. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_peter/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle; literally, knowing that swift is the putting off of my tabernacle. St. Peter may mean by these words either that his death was near at hand, or that, when it came, it would be sudden, a violent death, not a lengthened illness. So Bengel, "Qui diu aegrotant, possunt altos adhuc pascere. Crux id Petro non erat permisura. Ideo prius agit quod agendum est." Compare the use of the same word (ταχινή) in <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a>. St. Paul, in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a>, speaks, like St. Peter here, of putting off a tabernacle or tent as we talk of putting off a garment. Alford quotes Josephus, 'Ant.,' 4:08. 2, where Moses says, "Since I must depart from life, I have thought it right not even now to lay aside my zeal for your happiness." The word used here for "putting off" (ἀπόθεσις) is one of the links between the two Epistles; it occurs also in <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a>. Even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me; better, as in the Revised Version, signified unto me. The aorist points to a definite time. St. Peter is thinking of our Lord's prophecy, which St. John afterwards recorded (<a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18</a>); he could never forget that touching interview; he had already referred to it once in <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2</a>. <a href="/commentaries/2_peter/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>since I know εἰδὼς (eidōs) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [it] σκηνώματός (skēnōmatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4638.htm">Strong's 4638: </a> A tent pitched, a dwelling, tabernacle. From skenoo; an encampment, i.e. the Temple, the body. will ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. soon ταχινή (tachinē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5031.htm">Strong's 5031: </a> Swift, quick, impending. From tachos; curt, i.e. Impending. be laid aside, ἀπόθεσις (apothesis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> A putting off, a laying down. From apotithemi; a laying aside. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. has made clear ἐδήλωσέν (edēlōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1213.htm">Strong's 1213: </a> To show, make clear, reveal. From delos; to make plain. to me. μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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