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2 Peter 1:13
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses early believers, framing his instruction as a duty he will fulfill while physically present among them. He positions this reminder as a temporary measure tied to his remaining time in the body before his impending departure.
The words — δίκαιον (dikaion) literally means "right" or "just," and ἡγοῦμαι (hēgoumai) translates to "I esteem" or "I consider." The text explicitly states the apostle's conscious judgment that refreshing their memory is proper conduct during his earthly tenure.
The thread — The body-as-tent metaphor continues in 2 Peter 1:14, where Peter states he knows this tent will soon be laid aside. The imperative to actively remember foundational truths also appears in 2 Peter 3:1 and Hebrews 13:3, linking present instruction to future accountability.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to treat ongoing teaching as urgent while the instructor remains physically available. It demands disciplined engagement with established truth, recognizing that earthly opportunities for instruction are strictly bounded by mortality.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
Cross-references
- 2 Peter 1:14 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
- 2 Peter 3:1 Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
- Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
- Haggai 1:14 So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.