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2 Timothy 2:13
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KJ21
if we believe not, yet He abideth faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
ASV
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
AMP
If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.
AMPC
If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself.
BRG
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
CSB
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
CSBA
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
CEB
If we are disloyal, he stays faithful” because he can’t be anything else than what he is.
CJB
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
CEV
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful. Christ cannot deny who he is.”
DARBY
if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
DLNT
if we are faithless, that One remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
DRA
If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.
ERV
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he cannot be false to himself.
EASY
Even if we no longer trust him, he will still be someone that people can trust. He will always remain true to his nature.’
EHV
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, because he cannot deny himself.
ESV
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
ESVUK
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
EXB
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he ·must be true to who he is [L cannot deny/disown himself].
GNV
If we believe not, yet abideth he faithful: he cannot deny himself.
GW
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself.
GNT
If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself.”
HCSB
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
ICB
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he must be true to who he is.
ISV
Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That’s who he is, he cannot change!
PHILLIPS
Remember always, as the centre of everything, Jesus Christ, a man of human ancestry, yet raised by God from the dead according to my Gospel. For preaching this I am having to endure being chained in prison as if I were some sort of a criminal. But they cannot chain the Word of God, and I can endure all these things for the sake of those whom God is calling, so that they too may receive the salvation of Jesus Christ, and its complement of glory after the world of time. I rely on this saying: If we died with him we shall also live with him: if we suffer with him we shall also reign with him. If we deny him he will also deny us: yet if we are faithless he always remains faithful. He cannot deny his own nature.
JUB
if we are unfaithful, yet he remains faithful; he cannot deny himself.
KJV
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
AKJV
if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
LSB
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
LEB
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful—he cannot deny himself.
TLB
Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us, for he cannot disown us who are part of himself, and he will always carry out his promises to us.
MSG
Fix this picture firmly in your mind: Jesus, descended from the line of David, raised from the dead. It’s what you’ve heard from me all along. It’s what I’m sitting in jail for right now—but God’s Word isn’t in jail! That’s why I stick it out here—so that everyone God calls will get in on the salvation of Christ in all its glory. This is a sure thing: If we die with him, we’ll live with him; If we stick it out with him, we’ll rule with him; If we turn our backs on him, he’ll turn his back on us; If we give up on him, he does not give up— for there’s no way he can be false to himself.
MEV
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
MOUNCE
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he is not able to deny himself.”
NOG
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself.
NABRE
If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
NASB
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
NASB1995
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
NCB
If we are unfaithful, he will remain faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
NCV
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he must be true to who he is.
NET
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
NIRV
Even if we are not faithful, he remains faithful. He must be true to himself.
NIV
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
NIVUK
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
NKJV
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
NLV
If we have no faith, He will still be faithful for He cannot go against what He is.
NLT
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.
NMB
If we do not believe, yet he abides faithful; he cannot deny himself.
NRSVA
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
NRSVACE
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
NRSVCE
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
NRSVUE
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— he cannot deny himself.
NTFE
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny his own self.
OJB
If we are not ne’emanim (faithful), He remains ne’eman (faithful), for to deny Himself, He is not able.
RGT
“If we do not believe, He still remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself.”
RSV
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
RSVCE
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
TLV
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
VOICE
If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, For He is not able to deny Himself.
WEB
If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”
WE
If we do not believe in him, he still is true, because he cannot say he is not what he is.
WYC
if we believe not, he dwelleth faithful, he may not deny himself.
YLT
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.
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