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2 Peter 1

2 Peter 1:14

Partakers of the Divine Nature · 2 Peter 1:3–15
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Translations

Modern
…because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
Traditional
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Literal
…knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is soon, as also our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
Latin
…certus quod velox est depositio tabernaculi mei secundum quod et Dominus noster Jesus Christus significavit mihi.

Original

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

Notes

2 Peter 1:14

This prophecy might have come to Peter in a vision, but it is more likely that he was remembering the prophecy Jesus gave about his death (John 21:18–19).

2 Peter 1:12–15

Peter was writing at the end of his life, and 2 Peter is similar to works that belong to a popular Jewish genre called the testament. In this genre, an older and respected leader gives final instructions to his children or to the people under his care while he is near death (see Deuteronomy 31–33; Joshua 24). This genre is especially well known from a Jewish work called The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Peter, Second Letter of

Topics

Christian Minister: Duties of Death of the Righteous Death: Miscellaneous Subjects: Putting off This Tabernacle Natural Death is Described as Putting off This Tabernacle Resignation: Peter