Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
Moreover {G1161}{G2532} I will endeavour {G4704} that ye {G5209} may be able {G2192} after {G3326} my {G1699} decease {G1841} to have {G4160} these things {G5130} always {G1539} in remembrance {G3420}.
And I will do my best to see that after my exodus, you will be able to remember these things at all times.
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.
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Deuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. -
Deuteronomy 31:29
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt [yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. -
Psalms 71:18
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come. -
2 Peter 1:12
¶ Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth. -
Joshua 24:24
And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. -
Joshua 24:29
¶ And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an hundred and ten years old. -
2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
In 2 Peter 1:15, the Apostle Peter expresses his profound pastoral concern for the believers he addresses. Knowing his death is imminent, he commits to ensuring that they will continue to remember the vital spiritual truths and exhortations he has imparted to them.
Context
This verse comes towards the end of Peter's introductory remarks in his second epistle. He has just spoken of his impending death, referring to it as the "putting off of my tabernacle" (2 Peter 1:14), signaling a sense of urgency and finality to his message. Prior to this, he passionately urged believers to make every effort to grow in their faith, adding virtues like knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity (2 Peter 1:5-7). His desire here is not for personal legacy, but for the enduring spiritual health and stability of the church in the face of future challenges, including false teachers.
Key Themes and Messages
Linguistic Insight
The word translated "decease" in the KJV is the Greek word exodos (ἔξοδος), meaning "a going out" or "departure." This same term is famously used in the Septuagint (the Greek Old Testament) for the Exodus of Israel from Egypt and in the New Testament for Christ's own "departure" (Luke 9:31). It's a gentle and significant way of speaking about death, portraying it not as an end but as a transition or a journey from this life.
Practical Application
Peter's commitment serves as a powerful example for believers today: