2 Timothy 2:11 (ASV)

Passage

Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:9 wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect`s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 2:11 Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:

2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "faithful", "saying", "died", "shall", and "live". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "faithful", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Therefore I endure all things for the..." into verse 12's "if we endure we shall also reign...", so "faith" and "faithful" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "faithful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.