2 Peter 1:9 (DBY)

Passage

for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:7 in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love:

2 Peter 1:8 for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Peter 1:9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;

2 Peter 1:11 for thus shall the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be richly furnished unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "present", "blind", "short-sighted", "forgotten", "purging", "former", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "present", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "for these things existing and abounding in..." into verse 10's "Wherefore the rather brethren use diligence to...", so "things" and "present" 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 "things" and "present" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.