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2 Timothy 2

2 Tim. 2:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
we suffer
hupomeno (Greek #5278)
to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere
KJV usage: abide, endure, (take) patient(-ly), suffer, tarry behind.
Pronounce: hoop-om-en'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 3306
, we shall
sumbasileuo (Greek #4821)
to be co-regent (figuratively)
KJV usage: reign with.
Pronounce: soom-bas-il-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 936
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
reign with
sumbasileuo (Greek #4821)
to be co-regent (figuratively)
KJV usage: reign with.
Pronounce: soom-bas-il-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 936
him: if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
we deny
arneomai (Greek #720)
to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate
KJV usage: deny, refuse.
Pronounce: ar-neh'-om-ahee
Origin: perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of 4483
b him, he also
kakeinos (Greek #2548)
likewise that (or those)
KJV usage: and him (other, them), even he, him also, them (also), (and) they.
Pronounce: kak-i'-nos
Origin: from 2532 and 1565
will deny
arneomai (Greek #720)
to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate
KJV usage: deny, refuse.
Pronounce: ar-neh'-om-ahee
Origin: perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of 4483
us
hemas (Greek #2248)
us
KJV usage: our, us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mas'
Origin: accusative case plural of 1473
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Matt. 10:33• 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will *I* also deny before my Father who is in the heavens. (Matt. 10:33)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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we suffer.
Matt. 19:28‑29• 28And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That *ye* who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, *ye* also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
 29And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal. (Matt. 19:28‑29)
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Acts 14:22• 22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)
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Rom. 8:17• 17And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. (Rom. 8:17)
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Phil. 1:28• 28and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God; (Phil. 1:28)
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2 Thess. 1:4‑8• 4so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;
 5a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;
 6if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,
 7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of his power,
 8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who know not God, and those who do not obey the glad tidings of our Lord Jesus Christ; (2 Thess. 1:4‑8)
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1 Peter 4:13‑16• 13but as ye have share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that in the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exultation.
 14If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
 15Let none of you suffer indeed as murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as overseer of other people's matters;
 16but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name. (1 Peter 4:13‑16)
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Rev. 1:6,9• 6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.
 9I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 1:6,9)
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Rev. 5:10• 10and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth. (Rev. 5:10)
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Rev. 20:4,6• 4And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:
 6Blessed and holy he who has part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Rev. 20:4,6)
if we deny.
Prov. 30:9• 9lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God. (Prov. 30:9)
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Matt. 10:33• 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will *I* also deny before my Father who is in the heavens. (Matt. 10:33)
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Matt. 26:35,75• 35Peter says to him, If I should needs die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. Likewise said all the disciples also.
 75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly. (Matt. 26:35,75)
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Mark 8:38• 38For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. (Mark 8:38)
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Mark 10:33• 33Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered up to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him up to the nations: (Mark 10:33)
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Luke 9:26• 26For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:26)
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Luke 12:9• 9but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God; (Luke 12:9)
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1 John 2:22• 22Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? *He* is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. (1 John 2:22)
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1 John 2:23• 23Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also. (1 John 2:23)
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Jude 4• 4For certain men have got in unnoticed, they who of old were marked out beforehand to this sentence, ungodly persons, turning the grace of our God into dissoluteness, and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)
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Rev. 2:13• 13I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. (Rev. 2:13)
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Rev. 3:8• 8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. (Rev. 3:8)
• These are encouragements, but there are also warnings. Should we, alas! deny Him (and denying Him here has its full force of absolute apostasy), He will deny us. (See Luke 12:9.) (“Exposition of 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 2:8-13” by E. Dennett)
• Being what we are, and the world, the flesh, and the devil being what they are, suffering with Christ is a necessity, and specially in the path of service; but if it is so, He sustains us by the prospect of association with Himself in the glories of the kingdom. (article #86493)

J. N. Darby Translation

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if we endureg, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;

JND Translation Notes

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"Endure" has a double sense in English. "to last," and "to go through suffering patiently." Here it is the latter, as in Rom. 2.7; 8.25; Jas. 5.11.

W. Kelly Translation

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if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we shall deny [him], he also will deny us;