2 Peter 1:13

And it seemeth right to me, so long as I am in this body, to excite you by monition;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The 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;

In Context

12And for this reason I am not wearied in reminding you continually of these things; although ye know them well, and are established in this truth.

14since I know, that the demise of my body is speedy, as also my Lord Jesus the Messiah hath showed me.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:8therefore we are confident, and desirous to be away from the body, and to be with our Lord.

Hebrews 13:3And remember those in bonds, as if ye were bound with them: and recollect those in affliction, as being yourselves clothed in flesh.

2 Peter 1:14since I know, that the demise of my body is speedy, as also my Lord Jesus the Messiah hath showed me.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:13-16

Spiritual Exertions. ( a. d. 67.) 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. I. The… Read the whole commentary →

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