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# faithful, faithfulness, unfaithful, unfaithfulness #
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## Definition: ##
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To be "faithful" to God means to consistently live according to God's teachings. It means to be loyal to him by obeying him.The state or condition of being faithful is "faithfulness."
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* A person who is faithful can be trusted to always keep his promises and to always fulfill his responsibilities to other people.
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* A faithful person perseveres in doing a task, even when it is long and difficult.
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* Faithfulness to God is the consistent practice of doing what God wants us to do.
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The term "unfaithful" describes people who do not do what God has commanded them to do. The condition or practice of being unfaithful is "unfaithfulness."
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* The people of Israel were called "unfaithful" when they began to worship idols and when they disobeyed God in other ways.
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* In marriage, someone who commits adultery is "unfaithful" to his or her spouse.
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* God used the term "unfaithfulness" to describe Israel's disobedient behavior. They were not obeying God or honoring him.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* In many contexts, "faithful" can be translated as "loyal" or "dedicated" or "dependable."
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* In other contexts, "faithful" can be translated by a word or phrase that means "continuing to believe" or "persevering in believing and obeying God."
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* Ways that "faithfulness" could be translated could include "persevering in believing" or "loyalty" or "trustworthiness" or "believing and obeying God."
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* Depending on the context, "unfaithful" could be translated as "not faithful" or "unbelieving" or "not obedient" or "not loyal."
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* The phrase "the unfaithful" could be translated as "people who are not faithful (to God)" or "unfaithful people" or "those who disobey God" or "people who rebel against God."
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* The term "unfaithfulness" could be translated as "disobedience" or "disloyalty" or "not believing or obeying."
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* In some languages, the term "unfaithful" is related to the word for "unbelief."
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(See also: [adultery](../kt/adultery.md), [believe](../kt/believe.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [faith](../kt/faith.md), [believe](../kt/believe.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 24:49](rc://en/tn/help/gen/24/49)
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* [Leviticus 26:40-42](rc://en/tn/help/lev/26/40)
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* [Numbers 12:6-8](rc://en/tn/help/num/12/06)
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* [Joshua 02:14](rc://en/tn/help/jos/02/14)
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* [Judges 02:16-17](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/02/16)
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* [1 Samuel 02:9](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/02/09)
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* [Psalm 012:1](rc://en/tn/help/psa/012/001)
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* [Proverbs 11:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/pro/11/12)
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* [Isaiah 01:26](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/26)
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* [Jeremiah 09:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/jer/09/07)
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* [Hosea 05:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/hos/05/05)
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* [Luke 12:45-46](rc://en/tn/help/luk/12/45)
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* [Luke 16:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/luk/16/10)
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* [Colossians 01:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/col/01/07)
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* [1 Thessalonians 05:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/1th/05/23)
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* [3 John 01:5-8](rc://en/tn/help/3jn/01/05)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[08:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/05)__ Even in prison, Joseph remained __faithful__ to God, and God blessed him.
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* __[14:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/14/12)__ Even so, God was still __faithful__ to His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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* __[15:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/13)__ The people promised to remain __faithful__ to God and follow his laws.
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* __[17:09](rc://en/tn/help/obs/17/09)__ David ruled with justice and __faithfulness__ for many years, and God blessed him. However, toward the end of his life he sinned terribly against God.
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* __[18:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/18/04)__ God was angry with Solomon and, as a punishment for Solomon's __unfaithfulness__, he promised to divide the nation of Israel into two kingdoms after Solomon's death.
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* __[35:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/35/12)__ "The older son said to his father, 'All these years I have worked __faithfully__ for you!"
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* __[49:17](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/17)__ But God is __faithful__ and says that if you confess your sins, he will forgive you.
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* __[50:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/04)__ If you remain __faithful__ to me to the end, then God will save you."
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H529, H530, H539, H540, H571, H898, H2181, H4603, H4604, H4820, G569, G571, G4103
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