2 Timothy 2:12

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
If	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
suffer	ὑπομένομεν, hupomenomen	G5278	to stay under (behind) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person plural
shall	συμβασιλεύσομεν· sumbasileusomen	G4821	to be co-regent (figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 1st person plural
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	συμβασιλεύω symbasileúō	G4821	to be co-regent (figuratively)
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
deny	ἀρνησόμεθα, arnēsometha	G720	to contradict · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 1st person plural
also	κἀκεῖνος kakeînos	G2548	likewise that (or those)
deny	ἀρνήσεται arnēsetai	G720	to contradict · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us

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Cross-references

Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified toge…
Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness…
Luke 12:9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God an…
Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Luke 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in hi…
Matthew 26:35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:8-13

I. To encourage Timothy in suffering, the apostle puts him in mind of the resurrection of Christ (Ti2 2:8): Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel. This is the great proof of his divine mission, and therefore a great confirmation of the truth of the Christian religion; and the consideration of it should make us faithful to our Christian profession, and should particularly encourage us in suffering for it. Let suffering saints remember this. Observe, 1. We are to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and has now sat down at the right hand…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 2:12

suffer--rather, as the Greek is the same as in Ti2 2:10, "If we endure (with Him)" (Rom 8:17). reign with him--The peculiar privilege of the elect Church now suffering with Christ, then to reign with Him (see on Co1 6:2). Reigning is something more than mere salvation (Rom 5:17; Rev 3:21; Rev 5:10; Rev 20:4-5). deny--with the mouth. As "believe" with the heart follows, Ti2 2:12. Compare the opposite, "confess with thy mouth" and "believe in thine heart" (Rom 10:9-10). he also will deny us-- (Mat 10:33).

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 2:12

If we suffer - with him - These are other parts of the true doctrine, which the apostle mentions above.

John Gill on 2 Timothy 2:12

If we suffer,.... With him, with Christ, as in Romans 8:17 all the elect suffered with Christ when he suffered; they suffered in him the whole penalty of the law, all the righteousness, strictness, and severity of it; and they are partakers of the benefits of his sufferings, as peace, pardon, righteousness, redemption, and everlasting salvation. And such being called by grace, and having made a profession of Christ, they suffer shame and reproach, loss of credit and reputation, and sometimes loss of goods, and corporeal punishment, and even death itself: but though they do, and if they should, they may be satisfied of the truth of this, we shall also reign with him; they reign with him now…

The Church Fathers

At all events, whether in the latter or the former way, you are guilty of being "ashamed of God." But "whosoever shall be ashamed of Me in the presence of men, of him will I too be ashamed," says He, "in the presence of my Father who is in the heavens."
— Tertullian, On Idolatry

Let us always remember the word of the Apostle, "By tribulation it is meet that we should enter the kingdom of God," and with the Apostle let us say each to each, "If we suffer with Christ, we shall be glorified with Christ, and if we endure with Him, we shall also reign with Him."
— Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence

In Him therefore we find our Model of patience, in Whom we have our Hope of life eternal; for "if we suffer with Him, we shall also reign with Him," since, as the Apostle says, "he that saith he abideth in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked." Otherwise we make a vain presence and show, if we follow not His steps, Whose name we glory in, and assuredly they would not be irksome to us, but would free us from all dangers, if we loved nothing but what He commanded us to love.
— Leo the Great, SERMONS 90.2

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Eternal life — This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”). It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the…
Heaven — (1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament,…
Backsliders · 8:22; — 8:22;
Confessing Christ · Persecution should not prevent us from — Persecution should not prevent us from
Denial Of Christ · Christ will deny those guilty of — Christ will deny those guilty of
Perseverance · 1:10,22,23;2:7; — 1:10,22,23;2:7;
Reward Of Saints, The · Described as: Reigning with Christ — Described as: Reigning with Christ
Second Coming Of Christ, The · Shall reign with him at — Shall reign with him at
Suffering · 1:7;4:11-18; — 1:7;4:11-18;
Union With Christ · Saints: Have, in sufferings — Saints: Have, in sufferings

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Timothy 2:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 2:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 2:12

John Gill on 2 Timothy 2:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Timothy 2:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 2:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 2:12

John Gill on 2 Timothy 2:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Timothy 2:11