Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. New Living Translation If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is. English Standard Version if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. Berean Standard Bible if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Berean Literal Bible if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He is not able to deny Himself. King James Bible If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. New King James Version If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. New American Standard Bible If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. NASB 1995 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. NASB 1977 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself. Legacy Standard Bible If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Amplified Bible If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself. Christian Standard Bible if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. Holman Christian Standard Bible if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. American Standard Version if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself. Contemporary English Version If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful. Christ cannot deny who he is." English Revised Version if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself. GOD'S WORD® Translation If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself. Good News Translation If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself." International Standard Version Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That's who he is, he cannot change! Majority Standard Bible if we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. NET Bible If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. New Heart English Bible If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself." Webster's Bible Translation If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. Weymouth New Testament "And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself." World English Bible If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionif we are not steadfast, He remains steadfast; He is not able to deny Himself. Berean Literal Bible if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He is not able to deny Himself. Young's Literal Translation if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able. Smith's Literal Translation If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself. Catholic Public Domain Version If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he is not able to deny himself. New American Bible If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. New Revised Standard Version if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if we believe not in him, yet he will still remain faithful; for he cannot deny himself. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if we shall not have believed in him, he continues in his faithfulness, for he cannot renounce himself. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentif we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he can not deny himself. Godbey New Testament if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful; for he is not able to deny himself. Haweis New Testament if we are unbelieving, he abideth faithful; he cannot contradict himself. Mace New Testament he will renounce us likewise: tho' we are diffident, he is still faithful, and will not retract his word. Weymouth New Testament "And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself." Worrell New Testament if we are faithless, He remaineth faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Worsley New Testament If we are unfaithful, He continueth faithful notwithstanding; He cannot renounce Himself. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Grace and Perseverance…12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; 13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. 14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.… Cross References Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Romans 3:3-4 What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? / Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Psalm 89:33-34 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. / I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. Hebrews 6:18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. Malachi 3:6 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. Isaiah 55:11 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Psalm 119:90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. 1 Samuel 15:29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.” Treasury of Scripture If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself. yet. Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Romans 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? he cannot. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Jump to Previous Abides Abideth Able Believe Deny Disown Fails Faith Faithful Faithless False. Keeps Prove Stedfast True. Unfaithful UntrueJump to Next Abides Abideth Able Believe Deny Disown Fails Faith Faithful Faithless False. Keeps Prove Stedfast True. Unfaithful Untrue2 Timothy 2 1. Timothy is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance.17. Of Hymenaeus and Philetus. 19. The foundation of the Lord is sure. 22. He is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after. if we are faithless The Greek word for "faithless" is "ἀπιστοῦμεν" (apistoumen), which conveys a lack of faith or belief. In the context of early Christianity, believers faced persecution and challenges that tested their faith. This phrase acknowledges human frailty and the tendency to falter in faith. Historically, the early church was surrounded by a pagan culture and faced internal and external pressures that could lead to moments of doubt or faithlessness. This acknowledgment serves as a reminder of the human condition and the struggles faced by believers throughout history. He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself Yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.--Those who have understood these words as containing soothing, comforting voices for the sinner, for the faithless Christian who has left his first love, are gravely mistaken. The passage is one of distinct severity--may even be termed one of the sternest in the Book of Life; for it tells how it is impossible even for the pitiful Redeemer to forgive in the future life. "He cannot deny Himself"--cannot treat the faithless as though he were faithful--cannot act as though faithfulness and faithlessness were one and the same thing. The Christian teacher, such as Timothy, and the members of his flock likewise, must remember that, sure and certain as are the promises of glory and happiness to those who love the Lord and try to live His life, so surely will fall the chastisement on all who are faithless and untrue. With the solemn words of this "faithful saying" St. Paul closes this, the second division of his Epistle--fellowship in the sufferings of Christ here, on this side the grave, and fellowship in the glory of Christ there, on the other side the grave--the one side was the sure consequence of the other; the one could not exist without the other. Verse 13. - Are faithless for believe not. A.V.; he for yet he, A.V.; for he for he, A.V. and T.B. Are faithless (ἀπιστοῦμεν); meaning the same as the A.V. believe not, which is everywhere in the New Testament the sense of ἀπιστέω Mark 16:11; Luke 24:11; Romans 3:3, etc.). (For the contrast between man's unbelief and God's faithfulness, see Romans 3:3.) He cannot deny himself, by coming short of any promise once made by him (comp. Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 10:23, etc.). This and the two preceding couplets in vers. 11 and 12 make up "the faithful saying" spoken of in ver. 11 (see 1 Timothy 1:15, note).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ifεἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. we are faithless, ἀπιστοῦμεν (apistoumen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 569: To be unfaithful, disbelieve, refuse belief, prove false. From apistos; to be unbelieving, i.e. disbelieve, or disobey. He ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. remains μένει (menei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. faithful, πιστὸς (pistos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. He cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. deny ἀρνήσασθαι (arnēsasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 720: Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate. Himself. ἑαυτὸν (heauton) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. Links 2 Timothy 2:13 NIV2 Timothy 2:13 NLT 2 Timothy 2:13 ESV 2 Timothy 2:13 NASB 2 Timothy 2:13 KJV 2 Timothy 2:13 BibleApps.com 2 Timothy 2:13 Biblia Paralela 2 Timothy 2:13 Chinese Bible 2 Timothy 2:13 French Bible 2 Timothy 2:13 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless he remains faithful (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) |
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