2 Timothy 2:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

New Living Translation
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

English Standard Version
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.

Berean Study Bible
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

New American Standard Bible
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

NASB 1995
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

NASB 1977
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself.

Amplified Bible
If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.

Christian Standard Bible
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

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

Contemporary English Version
If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful. Christ cannot deny who he is."

Good News Translation
If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

New King James Version
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

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

New Heart English Bible
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself."

World English Bible
If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can't deny himself."

American King James Version
If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself.

American Standard Version
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

A Faithful Version
If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful--He cannot deny Himself.

Darby Bible Translation
if we are unfaithful, he abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

English Revised Version
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Webster's Bible Translation
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If we beleeue not, yet abideth he faithfull: he cannot denie himselfe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If we be vnfaythful, he abideth faithfull, he can not denie hym selfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf we beleue not, yet abydeth he faithfull, he can not denye himselfe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf we beleve not yet abideth he faithfull. He cannot denye him silfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
if we are not steadfast, He remains steadfast; He is not able to deny Himself.

Berean Literal Bible
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He is not able to deny Himself.

Young's Literal Translation
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

Smith's Literal Translation
If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Literal Emphasis Translation
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He is not able to deny Himself.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he is not able to deny himself.

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

Lamsa Bible
But if we believe not in him, yet he will still remain faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he can not deny himself.

Godbey New Testament
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful; for he is not able to deny himself.

Haweis New Testament
if we are unbelieving, he abideth faithful; he cannot contradict himself.

Mace New Testament
he will renounce us likewise: tho' we are diffident, he is still faithful, and will not retract his word.

Weymouth New Testament
"And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to 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.
















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