2 Timóteo 2:11, 2 Timóteo 2:12 NVIPT

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 2:11-14

2 Timothy 2:11-14. It is a faithful saying A saying as important as it is true. If we be dead Greek, συναπεθανομεν , die, or have died, with him To the world and sin, and be ready to die for him; we shall live with him In that everlasting happiness which he hath prepared for all his people. If we suffer with him Persecution, or whatever he may be pleased to appoint or permit to happen to us, with faith and patience becoming a Christian; we shall also reign with him In heavenly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Need for endurance (2:1-13)Like Onesiphorus, Timothy must persevere for the sake of Christ and endure hardship. He must push on vigorously with his task of passing on the truth Paul has taught him. He should do this wisely and carefully, by instructing people who are trustworthy and have the ability to teach others (2:1-2).In dealing with the difficulties in Ephesus, Timothy must realize that he is a soldier of Jesus Christ. He must expect suffering and endure it. A soldier is not concerned... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 2:11

It is , &c. = Faithful is the saying. The fourth occurance. See 1 Timothy 1:15 . saying = word. App-121 . if. App-118 . a, be dead with = died with (Greek. sunapotinesko) Him. See 2 Corinthians 7:3 . also live , &c. = live together also with (Greek. suzab) Him. See Romans 6:8 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:11

Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him: if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us: if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.All of the nonsense one reads about this and other metrical passages in Paul's writings being "early liturgies" used by the church, or "fragments of hymns" sung by the earliest Christians should now be rejected. This letter was not written in the second century,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 2:11

2 Timothy 2:11. It is a faithful saying:— Some refer these words to the concluding clause of the former verse; but it seems much more reasonable to connect them with what follows; as, generally speaking, this phrase is introductory to the weighty sentence which it is intended to confirm. Heylin reads, This is a certain truth; if we die with him, &c. Archbishop Tillotson thinks, that this was a celebrated saying among the Christians, which was derived by tradition either fromChrist, or some... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 2:11

11. Greek, "Faithful is the saying." For—"For" the fact is so that, "if we be dead with Him (the Greek aorist tense implies a state once for all entered into in past times at the moment of regeneration, Romans 6:3; Romans 6:4; Romans 6:8; Colossians 2:12), we shall also live with Him." The symmetrical form of "the saying," Colossians 2:12- :, and the rhythmical balance of the parallel clauses, makes it likely, they formed part of a Church hymn (see on Colossians 2:12- :), or accepted formula,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 2:1-13

A. Charge to endure hardship 2:1-13Paul continued to encourage Timothy to remain faithful to his calling to motivate him to persevere in his ministry."In this first section the subject particularly dealt with is the question of service and rewards." [Note: Harry Ironside, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, p. 182.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 2:11-13

The first couplet (2 Timothy 2:11) is a comforting reminder that since the believer died with Christ (Colossians 2:20; Colossians 3:1; Colossians 3:3) he or she has also experienced resurrection with Him to newness of life (cf. Romans 6:2-23, esp. 2 Timothy 2:8). This seems to be a better interpretation than the one that views this statement as a reference to dying as a martyr. [Note: Hiebert, pp. 62-3; et al.] The first class condition and the aorist tense of the verb synapethanomen,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:1-26

Exhortations to Flrmness, Uncontentiousness, and Perseverance1-26. The duties of God’s ministers are, (1) to maintain the faith against assailants and seducers (2 Timothy 2:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:14-21, 2 Timothy 2:26), and, (2) to be brave and patient (2 Timothy 2:3-13, 2 Timothy 2:22-25).1. Therefore] will then. Be strong] show the strength which is yours as a Christian and as a minister of Christ. 2. The Apostle refers especially to the charge that he had given to Timothy at his ordination in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Timothy 2:11

(11) For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him.—The last sentence ended with the words “eternal glory”—the goal, the end of the salvation which is in Christ. This it is which the Apostle will help others to win, regardless of any suffering it may cost him; then, with his mind full of the thoughts of the “eternal glory,” once more he addressed himself to Timothy. “Faithful is the saying, namely, if we be dead with him,” &c. It was as though he said, “Do you not remember that... read more