Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Yea—Greek, "But"; though "you know" the truth (II Peter 1:12).
this tabernacle—soon to be taken down (II Corinthians 5:1): I therefore need to make the most of my short time for the good of Christ's Church. The zeal of Satan against it, the more intense as his time is short, ought to stimulate Christians on the same ground.
by—Greek, "in" (compare II Peter 3:1).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Peter 1:13:
Isaiah 38:12
2 Corinthians 5:1
2 Peter 3:1
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