2 Timothy 2:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Ifεἰ
(ei)
1487: sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.)a prim. particle; if, whether (a cond. part. introducing circumstances nec. for a given proposition to be true
we are faithless,ἀπιστοῦμεν
(apistoumen)
569: to disbelieve, be faithlessfrom apistos
He remainsμένει
(menei)
3306: to stay, abide, remaina prim. verb
faithful,πιστὸς
(pistos)
4103: faithful, reliablefrom peithó
for He cannotδύναται
(dunatai)
1410: to be able, to have powera prim. verb
denyἀρνήσασθαι
(arnēsasthai)
720: to deny, say noof uncertain origin
Himself.ἑαυτὸν
(eauton)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos


















KJV Lexicon
ει  conditional
ei  i:  if, whether, that, etc. -- forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether.
απιστουμεν  verb - present active indicative - first person
apisteo  ap-is-teh'-o:  to be unbelieving, i.e. (transitively) disbelieve, or (by implication) disobey -- believe not.
εκεινος  demonstrative pronoun - nominative singular masculine
ekeinos  ek-i'-nos:  that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed -- he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), their, them, they, this, those.
πιστος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
pistos  pis-tos':  objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful -- believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
μενει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
meno  men'-o:  to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy) -- abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), thine own.
αρνησασθαι  verb - aorist middle deponent middle or passive deponent
arneomai  ar-neh'-om-ahee:  to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate -- deny, refuse.
εαυτον  reflexive pronoun - third person accusative singular masculine
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
δυναται  verb - present middle or passive deponent indicative - third person singular
dunamai  doo'-nam-ahee:  to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

King James Bible
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

International Standard Version
Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That's who he is, he cannot change!

NET Bible
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if we shall not have believed in him, he continues in his faithfulness, for he cannot renounce himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself.

King James 2000 Bible
If we believe not, yet he abides faithful: he cannot deny himself.
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