2 Peter 1:12
What does 2 Peter 1:12 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Peter 1:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What 2 Peter 1:12 means
Peter commits to continually remind his readers of these teachings, even though they already know them and are established in the truth. Good doctrine must be repeated; memory needs maintenance. Stability in the truth does not eliminate the need for reminders; it calls for them, so that what is known is kept fresh and active. Peter models pastoral care: patient repetition, not novelty for its own sake. He respects their maturity while refusing to assume they cannot drift. By anchoring them again in the essentials, he protects their fruitfulness and assurance, guarding them from error and forgetfulness that would undo the gains of grace.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Wherefore 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For which cause, I will begin to put you always in remembrance of these things: though indeed you know them and are confirmed in the present truth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Wherefore I will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing [them] and established in the present truth.
Context
Having offered promises and exhortations, Peter explains his method and motive. Verses 12–15 form a personal interlude: he will keep reminding them, he feels it right to stir them up while he lives, he knows his death is near, and he is working to ensure they can recall these truths after he is gone. This section connects the call to growth with Peter’s imminent departure, giving urgency to his reminders. It also paves the way for the next unit (verses 16–21), where he defends the reliability of his message about Christ.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 15:14
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
- Jude 1:17
But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- Jude 1:5
Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
- Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.
- Colossians 2:7
rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
- 2 Peter 1:15
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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