Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Holman Bible
for He cannot deny Himself.
International Standard Version
Our faith may fail, his never wanes That's who he is, he cannot change!
A Conservative Version
If we are unfaithful, that man remains faithful. He cannot renounce himself.
American Standard Version
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
Amplified
If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.
An Understandable Version
If we prove to be unfaithful [i.e., to our commitment to Christ], He [still] remains faithful [to His word], for He cannot deny Himself. [Note: This verse refers to Christ remaining true to His promise of either accepting or rejecting us. See Matt. 10:32-33].
Anderson New Testament
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he can not deny himself.
Common New Testament
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he will renounce us likewise: tho' we are diffident, he is still faithful, and will not retract his word.
Darby Translation
if we are unfaithful, he abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
Godbey New Testament
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful; for he is not able to deny himself.
Goodspeed New Testament
If we are unfaithful, he will remain faithful, for he cannot be false to himself!"
John Wesley New Testament
if we deny him, he will also deny us: If we believe not, he remaineth faithful; he cannot deny himself.
Julia Smith Translation
If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself.
King James 2000
If we believe not, yet he abides faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Lexham Expanded Bible
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful--{he cannot deny himself}.
Modern King James verseion
If we do not believe Him, yet He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If we believe not, yet abideth he faithful. He cannot deny himself.
Moffatt New Testament
if we are faithless, he remains faithful" ??for he cannot be untrue to himself.
Montgomery New Testament
If we prove faithless. he abides faithful, for he cannot be false to himself."
NET Bible
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
New Heart English Bible
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself."
Noyes New Testament
if we are faithless, he remaineth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
Sawyer New Testament
if we believe not he continues faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
The Emphasized Bible
If we are faithless, he, faithful, abideth, - for, deny himself, he cannot!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
if we are unbelieving, he abideth faithful; he cannot contradict himself.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If we lose our trust, he is still to be trusted, for he cannot be false to himself!'
Webster
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Weymouth New Testament
"And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself."
Williams New Testament
If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot prove false to Himself."
World English Bible
If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can't deny himself."
Worrell New Testament
if we are faithless, He remaineth faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Worsley New Testament
If we are unfaithful, He continueth faithful notwithstanding; He cannot renounce Himself.
Youngs Literal Translation
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.
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A Trustworthy Saying
12 If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us: 13 If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself. 14 Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
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Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth
Romans 3:3
And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?
Titus 1:2
In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;
Isaiah 25:1
O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
Romans 9:6
But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
1 Corinthians 1:9
God is true, through whom you have been given a part with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.
Hebrews 6:18
So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;