2 TIMOTHY 2:11-13
TRUSTWORTHY IS THE WORD, (See 1 Tim. 3:1; Titus 3:8)
“faithful” Greek “logos” (Cf. 1 Tim. 1:15; 4:9)
FOR IF WE HAVE DIED WITH HIM , WE ALSO WILL LIVE WITH HIM
past tense (punctiliar) future tense
IF WE ENDURE , WE ALSO WILL REIGN WITH HIM
present tense future tense
IF WE DENY HIM , HE ALSO WILL DENY US
future tense future tense
IF WE ARE UNFAITHFUL , HE REMAINS FAITHFUL
present tense present tense
FOR HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF.
present tense past tense (punctiliar)
PARAPHRASED TRANSLATION:
Trustworthy is the Word, for if at sometime in the past we have died together with him, we also will live together with him. If we are persevering now, we also will reign together with him. If we deny him in the future, he also will deny us. If we are being unfaithful, he will remain faithful—for he is not able to contradict (disavow or abnegate) himself.
Italics indicate words added to the Greek text as part of the translator's interpretation. "Him" seems to be necessary to connect the Greek "hymn" or "poem" with "in Christ Jesus" in verse 10.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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