2 Timothy 2:12
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The faithful saying — 'if we suffer, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us' — employs the conditionals (ei-forms) of covenant logic: faithfulness and denial are presented as equally possible outcomes, and each has its precise christological consequence. The promise of co-reigning (symbasileusomen) draws on the tradition of the twelve judging the twelve tribes (Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; Revelation 20:4), embedding apostolic suffering within an eschatological reversal framework. The warning that Christ 'will deny' the denier echoes Matthew 10:33, where the same warning is given in the context of mission under persecution — suggesting the verse was embedded in an early martyrological catechism. The passage is important for understanding how early Christian communities maintained commitment under the threat of apostasy.
תרגומים נוספים
if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:
if we do endure together--we shall also reign together; if we deny <FI>him<Fi> , he also shall deny us;
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:
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