2 Timothy 2:13 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.”

2 Timothy 2:14 Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

2 Timothy 2:15 Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly 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 charging them...", 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.