2 Timothy 2:12 (DBY)

Passage

if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:10 For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which [is] in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 2:11 The word [is] faithful; for if we have died together with [him], we shall also live together;

2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;

2 Timothy 2:13 if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

2 Timothy 2:14 Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "endure", "shall", "reign", "together", and "deny". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "endure" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "The word is faithful for if we..." into verse 13's "if we are unfaithful he abides faithful...", so "endure" and "shall" 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 "endure" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.