2 Timothy 2:11 (WEB)

Passage

This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:9 in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

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

2 Timothy 2:11 This saying is trustworthy: “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 deny him, he also will deny us.

2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful. For he can’t deny himself.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "trustworthy", "died", and "live". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "trustworthy", 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 will also reign...", so "saying" and "trustworthy" 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 "saying" and "trustworthy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.