Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny 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.
Bible in Basic English
If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to 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.
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 endure, we shall also reign together: if we deny, he will also deny us: 13 If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself. 14 Put these things in mind, calling to witness before the Lord not to wrangle for nothing useful, to the subversion of them hearing.
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Cross References
Numbers 23:19
God is not man, and will he lie? and the son of man, and will he grieve? Did he say, and will he not do? and speak, and will he not establish?
Romans 3:3
For what if some disbelieved? their unbelief will not leave inactive the faith of God.
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, (which God, not false, promised before eternal times;
Isaiah 25:1
O Jehovah, thou my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name, for thou didst a wonder; counsels from far off, stability, faithfulness.
Matthew 24:35
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words should not pass away.
Romans 9:6
And not as that the word of God has fallen through. For not they all of Israel, they which of Israel:
1 Corinthians 1:9
God faithful, by whom we were called to the communion of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Faithful he calling you, who also will do.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who supports you, and will watch from the evil.
Hebrews 6:18
That by two unalterable deeds, in which it is impossible for God to deceive we might have a strong consolation, taking refuge in holding firmly the hope set before: