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## Definition: ## ## Definition: ##
The terms "true" and "truth" refer to concepts that are facts, events that actually happened, and statements that were actually said. The term "truth" refers to one or more concepts that are facts, events that actually happened, and statements that were actually said. Such concepts are said to be “true.”
* True things are real, genuine, actual, rightful, legitimate, and factual. * True things are real, genuine, actual, rightful, legitimate, and factual.
* The truth is an understanding, belief, fact, or statement that is true. * The truth is an understanding, belief, fact, or statement that is true.
* The expression "come true" or "came true" is an expression that means that a prophecy actually happened as it was predicted that it would. * To say that a prophecy “came true” or “will come true” mean that it actually happened as predicted or that it will happen that way.
* Truth includes the concept of acting in a way that is reliable and faithful. * Truth includes the concept of acting in a way that is reliable and faithful.
* Jesus revealed God's truth in the words that he spoke. * Jesus revealed God's truth in the words that he spoke.
* God's word is truth. It tells about things that actually happened and teaches what is true about God and about everything he has made. * God's word is truth. It tells about things that actually happened and teaches what is true about God and about everything he has made.
## Translation Suggestions: ## ## Translation Suggestions: ##
* Depending on the context and what is being described, the term "true" could also be translated by "real" or "factual" or "correct" or "right" or "certain" or "genuine." * Depending on the context and what is being described, the term "true" could also be translated by "real" or "factual" or "correct" or "right" or "certain" or "genuine."
* Ways to translate the term "truth" could include, "what is true" or "fact" or "certainty" or "principle." * Ways to translate the term "truth" could include "what is true" or "fact" or "certainty" or "principle."
* The expression "come true" could also be translated as, "actually happen" or "be fulfilled" or "happen as predicted." * The expression "come true" could also be translated as "actually happen" or "be fulfilled" or "happen as predicted."
* The expression "tell the truth" or "speak the truth" could also be translated as, "say what is true" or "tell what really happened" or "say things that are reliable." * The expression "tell the truth" or "speak the truth" could also be translated as "say what is true" or "tell what really happened" or "say things that are reliable."
* To "accept the truth" could be translated as, "believe what is true about God." * To "accept the truth" could be translated as "believe what is true about God."
* In an expression such as, "worship God in spirit and in truth," the expression "in truth" could also be translated by, "faithfully obeying what God has taught us." * In an expression such as "worship God in spirit and in truth," the expression "in truth" could also be translated by "faithfully obeying what God has taught us."
(See also: [believe](../kt/believe.md), [faithful](../kt/faithful.md), [fulfill](../kt/fulfill.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [understand](../other/understand.md)) (See also: [believe](../kt/believe.md), [faithful](../kt/faithful.md), [fulfill](../kt/fulfill.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [understand](../other/understand.md))