2 Timothy 2:13 (DRB)

Passage

If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:11 A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also with him.

2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself.

2 Timothy 2:14 Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

2 Timothy 2:15 Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "If we suffer we shall also reign..." into verse 14's "Of these things put them in mind...", so "faith" and "believe" 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 "believe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.