2 Peter 1:15 (ASV)

Passage

Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

2 Peter 1:14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.

2 Peter 1:15 Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.

2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Peter 1:17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "diligence", "time", "able", "after", "decease", "call", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "diligence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "knowing that the putting off of my..." into verse 16's "For we did not follow cunningly devised...", so "give" and "diligence" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "diligence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.