2 Timothy 2:17

2 Timothy 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;
• New International Version (NIV)Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,

Context of 2 Timothy 2:17

15Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 16Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus. 18They have left the path of truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away from the faith. 19But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”

2 Timothy 2:17 word by word

καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει· ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• willἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• eatνομήnomē · pastureG3542
• as dothὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a cankerγάγγραιναgaggraina · gangreneG1044
• of whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• HymeneusὙμεναῖοςHumenaios · HymenaeusG5211
• PhiletusΦίλητοςPhilētos · PhiletusG5372

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:17

• Nahum 3:15But the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down. The enemy will consume you like locusts, devouring everything they see. There will be no escape, even if you multiply like swarming locusts.
• James 5:3Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.
• 1 Timothy 1:20Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Their word will eat as doth a canker - ̔ · As a gangrene; i.e. as a mortification in the flesh, where the circulation is entirely stopped, and putrefaction takes place, which continues to corrupt all the circumjacent flesh, spreading more and more till death takes place, unless stopped by a timely and judicious application of medicine. Such is the influence of false doctrine; it fixes its mortal seed in the soul, which continues to corrupt and assimilate…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And their word - The word, or the discourses of those who love vain and idle disputations. Will eat as doth a canker - Margin, “gangrene.” This word - ́ gangraina- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is derived from graiō grainō to devour, corrode,” and means “gangrene” or “mortification” - the death of a part, spreading, unless arrested, by degrees over the whole body. The words rendered “will eat,” mean “will have nutriment;” that is, will…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. 17Hymenaeus previously worked with Alexander (1 Timothy 1:20). Both men continued to cause trouble through false teaching (2 Timothy 4:14–15). Philetus became Hymenaeus's new teaching partner.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. will eat--literally, "will have pasture." The consuming progress of mortification is the image. They pretend to give rich spiritual pasture to their disciples: the only pasture is that of a spiritual cancer feeding on their vitals. canker--a "cancer" or "gangrene." Hymenaeus--(See on 1Ti 1:20). After his excommunication he seems to have been readmitted into the Church and again to have troubled it.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 2:17

• Canker
• Doctrines
• Holiness
• Hymenaeus
• Influence
• Minister, Christian
• Philetus

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Approved
• Canker
• Commit
• Deny
• Eat
• Endure
• Entangle
• Eternal
• Faithful

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