Bede : I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, etc. We usually make use of a tabernacle in journey or in war, and rightly therefore the faithful, as long as they are in the body and are away from the Lord, testify that they are in tabernacles, in which they may conduct the journey of this life and fight against the adversaries of the truth. — Commentary on the Catholic Epistles Hilary of Arles : Peter thought that it was right to call Gentiles to faith, but the Jews did not. This is why he expresses himself like this here. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER