2 Peter 1:9 (LSB)

Passage

For in whom these things are not present, that one is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the purification from his former sins.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

2 Peter 1:8 For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:9 For in whom these things are not present, that one is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the purification from his former sins.

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and choosing sure; for in doing these things, you will never stumble;

2 Peter 1:11 for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "present", "blind", "nearsighted", "having", "forgotten", "purification", and "former". 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 if these things are yours and..." into verse 10's "Therefore brothers be all the more diligent...", 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.