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2 Peter 1:14

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Peter 1:14

Verse 14 of 21

Scripture focus

Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

2 Peter 1:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Peter 1:14

Theological / Devotional

Knowing. The apostle’s knowledge is sure, for it comes from the Lord Himself (see below).

Shortly. Gr. tachinos, “suddenly,” or “soon.” Peter may refer to his approaching death as violent or simply as imminent. The Lord had told Peter that he was to die a violent death (John 21:18, 19). On the other hand the apostle was no longer a young man and may have surmised that his end was near, as indeed it was.

I must put off. Literally, “the putting off,” a metaphor that is more appropriate for a garment than a tent.

Shewed. Gr. delod, “to make plain,” “to point out,” “to indicate,” variously translated as “declare,” “signify” elsewhere in the NT (cf. 1 Cor. 3:13; 1 Peter 1:11; etc.). The Greek here points to a definite time, that is, the time when the Lord foretold Peter’s death (John 21:18, 19).

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