2 Peter 1:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)13 But I consider it the right thing to do, as long as I am in this “tent” [Note: This is an allusion to his still being alive], to stir up your memory [of these things], See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle (tent, body), to stir you up by way of remembrance, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; See the chapterCommon English Bible13 I think it’s right that I keep stirring up your memory, as long as I’m alive. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 But I consider it just, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up with admonishments. See the chapter |
The reason I am reminding you [of these things] is so that you will rekindle the gift from God, which is in your life through the laying on my hands. [Note: This “gift” was probably his ordination to serve as an evangelist (See 4:1-5), and in addition, may have included a supernatural “spiritual gift” bestowed by the apostle Paul].
It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart [i.e., you are dear to me], for you people are sharing in God’s unearned favor with me [Note: Paul here refers to his ministry], both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the Gospel [i.e., in my efforts to give proof of the Gospel’s truth].