2 Timothy 2.13

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2 Timothy 2.13

Book: 2 Timothy · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"11. Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him: 12. if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:"

"13. if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself."

"14. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear. 15. Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:11-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"11. This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him. 12. If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us."

"13. If we are faithless, he remains faithful. For he can’t deny himself.”"

"14. Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear. 15. Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth." (2 Timothy 2:11-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"11. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12. If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:"

"13. If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself."

"14. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 15. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:11-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"11. Stedfast [is] the word: For if we died together, we also shall live together; 12. if we do endure together, we shall also reign together; if we deny [him], he also shall deny us;"

"13. if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able."

"14. These things remind [them] of, testifying fully before the Lord, not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing; 15. be diligent to present thyself approved to God, a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;" (2 Timothy 2:11-15, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Paul the Apostle (final imprisonment)
Audience: Timothy
Location: composed in Roman imprisonment (final); addressed to Timothy in Ephesus
Time period: composed c. AD 66-67

Theological reading

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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