2 Peter 1:15 (WEB)

Passage

Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;

2 Peter 1:14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

2 Peter 1:15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to 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 the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "effort", "always", "able", "remember", "things", "even", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "effort", 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 "make" and "effort" 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 "make" and "effort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.