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2 Peter 1:14

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Minister, Christian;   Scofield Reference Index - Death;   The Topic Concordance - Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Death, Natural;   Resignation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Death;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Mark, gospel of;   Peter;   Peter, letters of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Providence of God;   Remember, Remembrance;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Obedience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Death;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Peter, the Epistles of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Keys of the Kingdom;   2 Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Peter, Second Epistle of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Admonition;   Metaphor;   Peter Epistles of;   Pre-Eminence ;   Tent, Tent-Making;   Transfiguration;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Judah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Peter, Second Epistle of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Persecution;   Peter, Simon;   Peter, the Second Epistle of;   Shew;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for February 16;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 4;  

Contextual Overview

12 For this reason, I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you already have. 12 Wherefore I will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing [them] and established in the present truth. 12 Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth. 12 Therefore, I intend to keep on reminding you about these things, even though you already know them and are firmly established in the truth that you now have.Romans 15:14-15; Philippians 3:1; 1 Peter 5:12; 2 Peter 3:1,17; 1 John 2:21; Jude 1:5;">[xr] 12 Wherefore it doth not weary me to remind you constantly of these, that you may know well, and be established upon this truth. 12 And for this reason I am not wearied in reminding you continually of these things; although ye know them well, and are established in this truth. 12 Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you. 12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith. 12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. 12 Wherefore, I will not be negligent to put you alwayes in remembrance of these things, though that ye haue knowledge, & be stablished in the present trueth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
shortly Deuteronomy 4:21,22; 31:14; Joshua 23:14; 1 Kings 2:2,3; Acts 20:25; 2 Timothy 4:6
even
John 21:18,19
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:21 - Behold;  Numbers 10:17 - the tabernacle;  Deuteronomy 31:2 - Thou shalt not;  Deuteronomy 31:29 - corrupt yourselves;  1 Samuel 12:2 - I am old;  2 Samuel 19:37 - I may die;  Psalm 31:15 - My times;  Psalm 37:37 - GeneralPsalm 73:26 - flesh;  Daniel 7:15 - body;  Mark 8:34 - follow;  Luke 14:28 - counteth;  John 13:13 - call;  John 13:36 - thou;  John 16:4 - that when;  Acts 20:22 - not;  Acts 21:13 - for;  Romans 8:10 - the body;  2 Corinthians 5:1 - our;  2 Corinthians 5:8 - and willing;  2 Peter 1:13 - as long

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
God created the sky and the earth. At first,
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the eretz.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginnyng GOD created ye heauen and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
GOD created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, when God created the universe,
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle,.... Which is another reason why the apostle was so pressing in this case, and so much urged the exhortation, and was so diligent in reminding the saints of it, and stirring them to observe it, because he knew he had but a little time to live, and which therefore he was willing to improve for their good. He sets forth his death in a very easy and familiar way, it being not at all terrible and distressing to him; it was but like the putting off of a garment, or unpinning of a tabernacle, or a removing from a tent to a palace. Saints are pilgrims here, they dwell in tents or tabernacles, at death they remove to their own country, and Father's house. Death is not a destruction of man, an annihilation of him, neither of his soul nor body: the soul is not mortal, it dies not with the body; it only removes from this world to another, from a cottage to a kingdom; and the body though it dies, it is not reduced to nothing, it is only like a tabernacle put off, or taken down, which will be put together again in better order than now it is.

Even as our Lord Jesus hath showed me; by some special revelation lately made to him; or by some strong impulse upon his mind; just as the Apostle Paul knew that the time of his departure was at hand, 2 Timothy 4:7 or this may have respect to the words of Christ to Peter, above thirty years before, in John 21:18, which both signified what kind of death he should die, and when it should be; namely, when he was old, as now he was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Knowing 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; but the idea is, that the time drew near when he was to die “in the manner” in which the Saviour had told him that he would. He had said John 21:18 that this would occur when he should be “old,” and as he was now becoming old, he felt that the predicted event was drawing near. Many years had now elapsed since this remarkable prophecy was uttered. It would seem that Peter had never doubted the truth of it, and during all that time he had had before him the distinct assurance that he must die by violence; by having “his hands stretched forth;” and by being conveyed by force to some place of death to which he would not of himself go John 21:18, but, though the prospect of such a death must have been painful, he never turned away from it; never sought to abandon his Master‘s cause; and never doubted that it would be so.

This is one of the few instances that have occurred in the world, where a man knew distinctly, long beforehand, what would be the manner of his own death, and where he could have it constantly in his eye. we cannot foresee this in regard to ourselves, but we may learn to feel that death is not far distant, and may accustom ourselves to think upon it in whatever manner it may come upon us, as Peter did, and endeavor to prepare for it. Peter would naturally seek to prepare himself for death in the particular form in which he knew it would occur to him; we should prepare for it in whatever way it may occur to us. The subject of crucifixion would be one of special interest to him; to us death itself should be the subject of unusual interest - the manner is to be left to God. Whatever may be the signs of its approach, whether sickness or grey hairs, we should meditate much upon an event so solemn to us; and as these indications thicken we should be more diligent, as Peter was, in doing the work that God has given us to do. Our days, like the fabled Sybil‘s leaves, become more valuable as they are diminished in number; and as the inevitable hour draws nearer to us, we should labor more diligently in our Master‘s cause, gird our loins more closely, and trim our lamps. Peter thought of the cross, for it was such a death that he was led to anticipate. Let us think of the bed of languishing on which we may die, or of the blow that may strike us suddenly down in the midst of our way, calling us without a moment‘s warning into the presence of our Judge.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Knowing 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.


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