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2 Timothy 2:12
12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
2 Timothy 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
- New International Version (NIV)if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;
- English Standard Version (ESV)if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
- New King James Version (NKJV)If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
Context of 2 Timothy 2:12
10This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 11This saying is trustworthy: For if we died with him, we will also live with him; if 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 them of these things, and charge them before God not to fight about words. This is useless and leads to the ruin of those who listen.
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εἰ ὑπομένομεν, καὶ συμβασιλεύσομεν· εἰ ἀρνησόμεθα, κἀκεῖνος ἀρνήσεται ἡμᾶς·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:12
- Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Acts 14:22strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Romans 8:17and if children, also heirs — heirs of God and coheirs with Christ — if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
- Philippians 1:28not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your salvation — and this is from God.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches — about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.
- 1 Peter 4:13Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.
- Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father — to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 5:10You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.
- Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
- Matthew 10:33But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven.
- Matthew 26:35“Even if I have to die with you,” Peter told him, “I will never deny you,” and all the disciples said the same thing.
- Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
- Mark 10:33“See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles,
- Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.
- Luke 12:9but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12If we suffer - with him - These are other parts of the true doctrine, which the apostle mentions above.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him - The meaning is, that the members will be treated as the Head is. We become united with him by faith, and, if we share his treatment on earth, we shall share his triumphs in heaven; see the notes at Romans 8:17. If we deny him, he also will deny us; - see the notes at Matthew 10:32-33.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God. We must not think it strange if the best men meet with the worst treatment; but this is cheering, that the word of God is not bound. Here we see the real and true cause of the apostle's suffering trouble in, or for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13The apostle Paul’s suffering is an extension of the suffering of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes the crucifixion and resurrection as the core of the good news about Jesus (1:12; see also 1:8). Paul’s suffering, like Christ’s, helped bring salvation to others. Christ approves of those who suffer and endure with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. suffer--rather, as the Greek is the same as in 2Ti 2:10, "If we endure (with Him)" (Ro 8:17). reign with him--The peculiar privilege of the elect Church now suffering with Christ, then to reign with Him (see on 1Co 6:2). Reigning is something more than mere salvation (Ro 5:17; Re 3:21; 5:10; 20:4, 5). deny--with the mouth. As "believe" with the heart follows, 2Ti 2:12. Compare the opposite, "confess with thy mouth" and "believe in thine heart" (Ro…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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