American Standard Version
2 Timothy 2:18
18men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy 2:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
- New International Version (NIV)who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
- New King James Version (NKJV)who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
Context of 2 Timothy 2:18
16But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness, 17and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus; men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some. 19Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness. 20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.
Read all of 2 Timothy 22 Timothy 2:18 word by word
οἵτινες περὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἠστόχησαν λέγοντες τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἤδη γεγονέναι, καὶ ἀνατρέπουσιν τήν τινων πίστιν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:18
- Matthew 22:29But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
- 1 Timothy 1:19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Hebrews 3:10Wherefore I was displeased with this generation, And said, They do always err in their heart: But they did not know my ways;
- James 5:19My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;
- 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- Colossians 3:1If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
- 2 Timothy 2:14Of 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.
- Matthew 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.
- Luke 8:13And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
- Luke 22:31Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:
- Acts 5:39but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:19For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Who concerning the truth have erred - They had the truth, but erred or wandered from it, saying the resurrection was already past, and thus denying the resurrection of the body, and, by consequence, future rewards and punishments; and this necessarily sapped the foundation of all religion: and thus the gangrene had, in reference to their unhappy votaries, a rapid and unchecked operation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Who concerning the truth have erred - To what extent they had erred is unknown. Paul mentions only one point - that pertaining to the resurrection; but says that this was like a gangrene. It would certainly, unless checked, destroy all the other doctrines of religion. No man can safely hold a single error, any more than he can safely have one part of his body in a state of mortification. Saying that the resurrection is past already - It is not known in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 Those disposed to strive, commonly strive about matters of small moment. But strifes of words destroy the things of God. The apostle mentions some who erred. They did not deny the resurrection, but they corrupted that true doctrine. Yet nothing can be so foolish or erroneous, but it will overturn the temporary faith of some professors. This foundation has two writings on it. One speaks our comfort. None can overthrow the faith of any whom God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18They say that the resurrection has already occurred: Compare 2 Thessalonians 2:2. These false teachers might have distorted Paul's teachings on resurrection (Romans 6:5; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 1:3; 2:6; 5:14; Colossians 2:12; 3:1–4). They perhaps taught that people already fully participated in the life of heaven and that physical resurrection would not happen. They might have believed that a person's actions in the body did not matter because bodies…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. erred--Greek, "missed the aim" (see 1Ti 6:21). is past already--has already taken place. The beginnings of the subsequent Gnostic heresy already existed. They "wrested" (2Pe 3:16) Paul's own words (Ro 6:4; Ep 2:6; Col 2:12) "to their own destruction," as though the resurrection was merely the spiritual raising of souls from the death of sin. Compare 1Co 15:12, where he shows all our hopes of future glory rest on the literal reality of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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