Focused Passage

2 Peter 1:12-15

Godliness, Apostolic Witness, and the Sure Prophetic Word

Peter moves from grace-given faith to grace-empowered godliness, then from urgent remembrance to eyewitness certainty, and finally to the Spirit-carried prophetic word as the church's sure lamp until Christ's appearing.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.

13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,

14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

15And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Cross-references

Mark 8:18Classic cross-references Hebrews 2:1Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:6Classic cross-references 1 John 2:21Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:11Classic cross-references

Original words

ThereforeΔιὸG1352ConjunctionI willμελλήσωG3195Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularalwaysἀεὶG104AdverbremindὑπομιμνῄσκεινG5279Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralofπερὶG4012Prepositionthese thingsτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluraleven thoughκαίπερG2539Conjunctionyou know [them]εἰδόταςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionare establishedἐστηριγμένουςG4741Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine Singularyou now haveπαρούσῃG3918Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 5:1Classic cross-references Matthew 25:1Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:14Classic cross-references 2 Peter 3:1Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:4Classic cross-references

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionI think it isἡγοῦμαιG2233Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularrightδίκαιονG1342Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularto refreshδιεγείρεινG1326Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveyourὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralvvvἐνG1722PrepositionmemoryὑπομνήσειG5280Noun - Dative Feminine Singularasἐφ’G1909Prepositionlong asὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularI [live]εἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulartent [ of my body ]σκηνώματιG4638Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

Literally as long as I am in this tent

Verse 14

Cross-references

2 Timothy 4:6Classic cross-references Psalms 73:26Classic cross-references John 21:18Classic cross-references John 21:19Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:13Classic cross-references

Original words

because I knowεἰδὼςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularthis tentσκηνώματόςG4638Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwillἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsoonταχινήG5031Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularbe laid asideἀπόθεσιςG595Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularasκαθὼςG2531Adverb. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas made clearἐδήλωσένG1213Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto meμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

2 Timothy 2:15Classic cross-references Hebrews 2:1Classic cross-references Psalms 102:18Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:12Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:19Classic cross-references

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionI will make every effort to ensureσπουδάσωG4704Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[that] afterμετὰG3326PrepositionmyἐμὴνG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardepartureἔξοδονG1841Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralwillἔχεινG2192Verb - Present Infinitive ActivevvvποιεῖσθαιG4160Verb - Present Infinitive Middlebe able to recallμνήμηνG3420Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularthese thingsτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralat all timesἑκάστοτεG1539Adverb

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