2 Peter 1:15 (DRB)

Passage

And I will endeavour that you frequently have after my decease whereby you may keep a memory of these things.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:13 But I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.

2 Peter 1:14 Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me.

2 Peter 1:15 And I will endeavour that you frequently have after my decease whereby you may keep a memory of these things.

2 Peter 1:16 For we have not by following artificial fables made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ: but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness.

2 Peter 1:17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "endeavour", "frequently", "after", "decease", "whereby", "keep", "memory", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "endeavour" and "frequently", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Being assured that the laying away of..." into verse 16's "For we have not by following artificial...", so "endeavour" and "frequently" 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 "endeavour" and "frequently" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.