2 Peter 1 · Verse 12

2 Peter 1:12

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.

2 Peter 1:12, King James Version

2 Peter 1:12 in other translations

BSB	Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
WEB	Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth.
ASV	Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.
YLT	Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
DARBY	Wherefore I will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing them and established in the present truth.
BBE	For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.
Webster	Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

What does 2 Peter 1:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. Wherefore--as these graces are so necessary to your abundant entrance into Christ's kingdom (2Pe 1:10, 11). I will not be negligent--The oldest manuscripts read, "I will be about always to put you in remembrance" (an accumulated future: I will regard you as always needing to be reminded): compare "I will endeavor," 2Pe 1:15. "I will be sure always to remind you" [Alford]. "Always"; implying the reason why he writes the second Epistle so soon after the first. He feels there is likely to be more and more need of admonition on account of the increasing corruption (2Pe 2:1, 2). in the present truth--the Gospel truth now present with you: formerly promised to Old Testament believers as about to be, now in the New Testament actually present with, and in, believers, so that they are "established" in it as a "present" reality. Its importance renders frequent monitions never superfluous: compare Paul's similar apology, Ro 15:14, 15.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 12. Wherefore I will not be negligent. That is, in view of the importance of these things.

To put you always in remembrance. To give you the means of having them always in remembrance; to wit, by his writings.

 Though ye know them. It was of importance for Peter, as it is for ministers of the gospel now, to bring known truths to remembrance. Men are liable to forget them, and they do not exert the influence over them which they ought. It is the office of the ministry not only to impart to a people truths which they did not know before, but a large part of their work is to bring to recollection well-known truths, and to seek that they may exert a proper influence on the life. Amidst the cares, the business, the amusements, and the temptations of the world, even true Christians are prone to forget them; and the ministers of the gospel render them an essential service, even if they should do nothing more than remind them of truths which are well understood, and which they have known before. A pastor, in order to be useful, need not always aim at originality, or deem it necessary always to present truths which have never been heard of before. He renders an essential service to mankind who reminds them of what they know but are prone to forget, and who endeavours to impress plain and familiar truths on the heart and conscience, for these truths are most important for man.

And be established in the present truth. That is, the truth which is with you, or which you Have received.--Rob. Lex. on the word παρειμι. The apostle did not doubt that they were now confirmed in the truth as far as it had been made known to them, but he felt that amidst their trials, and especially as they were liable to be drawn away by false teachers, there was need of reminding them of the grounds on which the truths which they had embraced rested, and of adding his own testimony to confirm their Divine origin. Though we may be very firm in our belief of the truth, yet there is a propriety that the grounds of our faith should be stated to us frequently, that they may be always in our remembrance. The mere fact that at present we are firm in the belief of the truth, is no certain evidence that we shall always continue to be; nor because we are thus firm should we deem it improper for our religious teachers to state the grounds on which our faith rests, or to guard us against the arts of those who would attempt to subvert our faith.

(*) "remembrance" "To remind you"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent - He had already written one epistle, this is the second; and probably he meditated more should he be spared. He plainly saw that there was no way of entering into eternal life but that which he described from the 5th to the 10th verse; and although they knew and were established in the present truth, yet he saw it necessary to bring these things frequently to their recollection.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Peter 1:12-15

We must be established in the belief of the truth, that we may not be shaken by every wind of doctrine; and especially in the truth necessary for us to know in our day, what belongs to our peace, and what is opposed in our time. The body is but a tabernacle, or tent, of the soul. It is a mean and movable dwelling. The nearness of death makes the apostle diligent in the business of life. Nothing can so give composure in the prospect, or in the hour, of death, as to know that we have faithfully and simply followed the Lord Jesus, and sought his glory. Those who fear the Lord, talk of his loving-kindness. This is the way to spread the knowledge of the Lord; and by the written word, they are enabled to do this.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Peter 1:12 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΔιὸDioThereforeG1352

μελλήσωmellēsōI will be readyG3195

ἀεὶaeialwaysG104

ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771

ὑπομιμνῄσκεινhupomimnēskeinto remindG5279

περὶpericoncerningG4012

τούτωνtoutōnthese thingsG3778

καίπερkaiperthoughG2539

εἰδόταςeidotasknowing [them]

καὶkaiandG2532

ἐστηριγμένουςestērigmenousstrengthenedG4741

ἐνeninG1722

τῇtēatheG3588

παρούσῃparousēbeing present [in you]G3918

ἀληθείᾳ.alētheiatruth.G225

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Peter 1:12

1 John 2:21
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
Romans 15:14-15
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
Philippians 3:1
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Jude 1:5
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
2 John 1:2
For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
2 Peter 1:13
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
1 Peter 5:12
By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
2 Peter 3:1
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
Jude 1:3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I will not.
13,15; 3:1; Ro 15:14,15; Php 3:1; 1Ti 4:6; 2Ti 1:6; Heb 10:32
Jude 1:3,17
though.
1Jo 2:21; Jude 1:5
and be.
3:17; Ac 16:5; Col 2:7; Heb 13:9; 1Pe 5:10,12

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Context

2 Peter 1:11
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:12
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.
2 Peter 1:13
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

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2 Peter 1:12 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Por esto, yo no dejaré de amonestaros siempre de estas cosas, aunque vosotros las sepáis, y estéis confirmados en la verdad presente.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	C’est pourquoi je m’appliquerai à vous faire souvenir toujours de ces choses, quoique vous les connaissiez et que vous soyez affermis dans la vérité présente.
German Elberfelder 1871	Deshalb will ich Sorge tragen, euch immer an diese Dinge zu erinnern, wiewohl ihr sie wisset und in der gegenwärtigen Wahrheit befestigt seid.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Propter quod incipiam vos semper commonere de his: et quidem scientes et confirmatos vos in præsenti veritate.