2 Peter 1:13

13 I think it is right for me to remind you. It is right as long as I live in this tent. I'm talking about my body.

2 Peter 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Peter 1:13

Yea, I think it meet
Or "just". This is the apostle's other reason for his conduct, taken from the duty of his place and office; judging it to be what became him as an apostle and elder, and the minister of the circumcision, and was what was due to God and Christ, whom he served, and the souls of men under his care:

as long as I am in this tabernacle:
or "body", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions render it, and so some copies; for the body is as a tabernacle for the soul to dwell in, pitched for a time, and, ere long, to be taken down; (See Gill on 2 Corinthians 5:1),

to stir you up;
to the lively exercise of grace, and constant performance of duty: by putting you in remembrance: of the said things; for saints are apt to be forgetful of their duty, and backward to it, and sluggish and slothful in it.

2 Peter 1:13 In-Context

11 You will receive a rich welcome into the kingdom that lasts forever. It is the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 So I will always remind you of these things. I'll do it even though you know them. I'll do it even though you now have deep roots in the truth.
13 I think it is right for me to remind you. It is right as long as I live in this tent. I'm talking about my body.
14 I know my tent will soon be removed. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me.
15 I hope that you will always be able to remember these things after I'm gone. I will try very hard to see that you do.
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