2 Timothy 2:12 (LSB)

Passage

If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we will deny Him, He also will deny us;

Nearby Context

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

2 Timothy 2:11 It is a trustworthy saying: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we will deny Him, He also will deny us;

2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

2 Timothy 2:14 Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them in the presence of God not to dispute about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "It is a trustworthy saying For if..." into verse 13's "If we are faithless He remains faithful...", so "endure" and "reign" 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 "reign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.