2 Peter 1:14 (DBY)

Passage

knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedily [to take place], as also our Lord Jesus Christ has manifested to me;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing [them] and established in the present truth.

2 Peter 1:13 But I account 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 is speedily [to take place], as also our Lord Jesus Christ has manifested to me;

2 Peter 1:15 but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, [in your power] to call to mind these things.

2 Peter 1:16 For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of *his* majesty.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowing", "putting", "tabernacle", "speedily", "take", "place", "lord", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowing" and "putting", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But I account it right as long..." into verse 15's "but I will use diligence that after...", so "knowing" and "putting" 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 "knowing" and "putting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.