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He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_timothy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_timothy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_timothy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_timothy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_timothy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_timothy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_timothy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_timothy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_timothy/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful. Christ cannot deny who he is." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_timothy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_timothy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_timothy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_timothy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That's who he is, he cannot change! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_timothy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_timothy/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_timothy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_timothy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_timothy/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_timothy/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_timothy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if we are not steadfast, He remains steadfast; He is not able to deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_timothy/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He is not able to deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_timothy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_timothy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_timothy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_timothy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he is not able to deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_timothy/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_timothy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_timothy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if we believe not in him, yet he will still remain faithful; for he cannot deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_timothy/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And if we shall not have believed in him, he continues in his faithfulness, for he cannot renounce himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_timothy/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he can not deny himself.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_timothy/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful; for he is not able to deny himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_timothy/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />if we are unbelieving, he abideth faithful; he cannot contradict himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_timothy/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he will renounce us likewise: tho' we are diffident, he is still faithful, and will not retract his word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_timothy/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_timothy/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remaineth faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_timothy/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />If we are unfaithful, He continueth faithful <i>notwithstanding;</i> He cannot renounce Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_timothy/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FxoCLii8Z48?start=273" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_timothy/2.htm">Grace and Perseverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/569.htm" title="569: apistoumen (V-PIA-1P) -- To be unfaithful, disbelieve, refuse belief, prove false. From apistos; to be unbelieving, i.e. disbelieve, or disobey.">we are faithless,</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinos (DPro-NMS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">He</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menei (V-PIA-3S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">remains</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103: pistos (Adj-NMS) -- Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.">faithful,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">for</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">He cannot</a> <a href="/greek/720.htm" title="720: arnēsasthai (V-ANM) -- Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.">deny</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heauton (RefPro-AM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">Himself.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a></span><br />Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3-4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-24.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:24</a></span><br />The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">1 Corinthians 1:9</a></span><br />God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></span><br />in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Psalm 89:33-34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a></span><br />“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90</a></span><br />Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a></span><br />Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself.</p><p class="hdg">yet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Isaiah 25:1</a></b></br> O LORD, thou <i>art</i> my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful <i>things; thy</i> counsels of old <i>are</i> faithfulness <i>and</i> truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></b></br> Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3</a></b></br> For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?</p><p class="hdg">he cannot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></b></br> In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a></b></br> That by two immutable things, in which <i>it was</i> 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:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Abides</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-9.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-12.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-12.htm">Disown</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-3.htm">False.</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-4.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">Untrue</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/1-25.htm">Abides</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-3.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Disown</a> <a href="/james/2-10.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">False.</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-21.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-15.htm">True.</a> <a href="/james/4-4.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Untrue</a><div class="vheading2">2 Timothy 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-1.htm">Timothy is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Of Hymenaeus and Philetus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">The foundation of the Lord is sure.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">He is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_timothy/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>if we are faithless</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the human tendency to falter in faith. Throughout Scripture, there are numerous examples of individuals who struggled with faith, such as Peter's denial of Christ (<a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Matthew 26:69-75</a>) and Thomas's doubt (<a href="/john/20-24.htm">John 20:24-29</a>). The context of 2 Timothy is Paul's encouragement to Timothy to remain steadfast in the face of persecution and false teachings. Historically, the early church faced significant challenges, including Roman persecution and internal doctrinal disputes, which tested the faith of many believers. This phrase serves as a reminder of human frailty and the need for reliance on God's strength.<p><b>He remains faithful</b><br>This statement emphasizes God's unchanging nature and His steadfastness. In the Old Testament, God's faithfulness is a recurring theme, as seen in His covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15) and His promises to Israel despite their repeated disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>). Theologically, this reflects God's immutability, meaning He does not change (<a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>; <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus Christ embodies this faithfulness, fulfilling God's promises and providing salvation (<a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>). This assurance of God's faithfulness offers comfort and hope to believers, encouraging them to trust in His promises.<p><b>for He cannot deny Himself</b><br>This phrase underscores the consistency of God's character. God's nature is inherently faithful, and He cannot act contrary to His essence. This is supported by passages such as <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>, which states that God does not lie or change His mind. Theologically, this speaks to God's integrity and truthfulness. In the context of 2 Timothy, it reassures believers that God's promises are reliable, even when human faith wavers. This concept is also reflected in Jesus Christ, who is described as "the same yesterday and today and forever" (<a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a>), highlighting the unchanging nature of God as revealed through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and encouragement to his young protégé in the faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>A young pastor and close companion of Paul, who is the recipient of this letter. Timothy is leading the church in Ephesus and facing challenges in his ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>The city where Timothy is ministering. It was a significant center for early Christianity but also a place of considerable pagan influence and opposition.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, whose faithfulness is highlighted as unchanging and inherent to His nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church.htm">The Church</a></b><br>The broader context of the letter addresses the challenges and responsibilities of the early Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>God's faithfulness is not dependent on human actions. His nature is inherently faithful, and He cannot deny Himself. This provides believers with a solid foundation of trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_weakness_and_divine_strength.htm">Human Weakness and Divine Strength</a></b><br>Our faith may falter, but God's faithfulness remains constant. This encourages believers to rely on God's strength rather than their own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>In times of doubt or failure, believers can find comfort in knowing that God's faithfulness is a steadfast anchor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_faithfulness.htm">Call to Faithfulness</a></b><br>While God remains faithful, believers are called to strive for faithfulness in their own lives, reflecting God's character in their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a></b><br>This verse assures believers that their salvation is secure in God's faithful nature, not in their own ability to remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_timothy_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Timothy 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_'god_cannot_deny_himself'.htm">What does "God cannot deny Himself" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_three_bear_record_in_1_john_5_7-8.htm">What does 'God cannot deny Himself' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_trump_the_antichrist.htm">Is Donald Trump considered the Antichrist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_donatism_controversy.htm">What defines the Donatism controversy in early Christianity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_timothy/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">If we believe not.</span>--Better rendered, <span class= "ital">if we are faithless</span>--that is, untrue to the vows of our Christian profession. The faithlessness implies more than mere unbelief in any of the fundamental doctrines of the faith, such as the Resurrection of the Lord or His divinity.<p><span class= "bld">Yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.</span>--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.<p>With the solemn words of this "faithful saying" St. Paul closes this, the second division of his Epistle--fellowship in the sufferings of Christ <span class= "ital">here, </span>on this side the grave, and fellowship in the glory of Christ <span class= "ital">there, </span>on the other side the grave--the one side was the sure consequence of the other; the one could not exist without the other.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_timothy/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="accented">Are faithless</span> for <span class="accented">believe not.</span> A.V.; <span class="accented">he</span> for <span class="accented">yet he</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">for he</span> for <span class="accented">he</span>, A.V. and T.B. <span class="cmt_word">Are faithless</span> (<span class="greek">ἀπιστοῦμεν</span>); meaning the same as the A.V. <span class="accented">believe not</span>, which is everywhere in the New Testament the sense of <span class="greek">ἀπιστέω</span> <a href="/mark/16-11.htm">Mark 16:11</a>; <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Luke 24:11</a>; <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3</a>, etc.). (For the contrast between man's unbelief and God's faithfulness, see <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">He cannot deny himself,</span> by coming short of any promise once made by him (comp. <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>, etc.). This and the two preceding couplets in vers. 11 and 12 make up "the faithful saying" spoken of in ver. 11 (see <a href="/1_timothy/1-15.htm">1 Timothy 1:15</a>, note). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_timothy/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are faithless,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπιστοῦμεν</span> <span class="translit">(apistoumen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_569.htm">Strong's 569: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be unfaithful, disbelieve, refuse belief, prove false. From apistos; to be unbelieving, i.e. disbelieve, or disobey.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖνος</span> <span class="translit">(ekeinos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> </span><span class="str2">That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remains</span><br /><span class="grk">μένει</span> <span class="translit">(menei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">faithful,</span><br /><span class="grk">πιστὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pistos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4103.htm">Strong's 4103: </a> </span><span class="str2">Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He cannot</span><br /><span class="grk">δύναται</span> <span class="translit">(dynatai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deny</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀρνήσασθαι</span> <span class="translit">(arnēsasthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_720.htm">Strong's 720: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Himself.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑαυτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(heauton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Himself, herself, itself. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_timothy/2-13.htm">NT Letters: 2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless he remains faithful (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_timothy/2-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Timothy 2:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 2:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Timothy 2:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 2:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>