2 Timothy 2:13 (LSB)

Passage

If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "If we endure we will also reign..." into verse 14's "Remind them of these things solemnly charging...", so "faith" and "faithless" 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 "faithless" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.