1 Timothy 1:20

1 Timothy 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
• New International Version (NIV)Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
• English Standard Version (ESV)among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Context of 1 Timothy 1:20

18This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare; 19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith: of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

1 Timothy 1:20 word by word

ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος οὓς παρέδωκα τῷ σατανᾷ ἵνα παιδευθῶσιν μὴ βλασφημεῖν.¶Read the interlinear

• ofὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• HymenaeusὙμεναῖοςHumenaios · HymenaeusG5211
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandros · AlexanderG223
• deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• taughtπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• notμήmē · notG3361
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• blasphemeβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:20

• 2 Timothy 2:17and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
• Acts 19:33And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defence unto the people.
• 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.
• 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
• Matthew 18:17And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.
• 1 Corinthians 5:4in the name of our Lord Jesus, ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
• 2 Corinthians 10:6and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled.
• 2 Corinthians 13:10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:15And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.
• 2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
• Revelation 13:1and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander - Who had the faith but thrust it away; who had a good conscience through believing, but made shipwreck of it. Hence we find that all this was not only possible, but did actually take place, though some have endeavored to maintain the contrary; who, confounding eternity with a state of probation, have supposed that if a man once enter into the grace of God in this life, he must necessarily continue in it to all eternity…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander - Hymeneus is nowhere else mentioned in the New Testament, except in 2 Timothy 2:17, where he is mentioned in connection with Philetus as a very dangerous man. An Alexander is mentioned in Acts 19:33, which some have supposed to be the same as the one referred to here. It is not certain, however, that the same person is intended; see the notes on that verse. In 2 Timothy 4:14, Alexander the coppersmith is mentioned as one…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-20Verses 18-20 The ministry is a warfare against sin and Satan; carried on under the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation. The good hopes others have had of us, should stir us up to duty. And let us be upright in our conduct in all things. The design of the highest censures in the primitive church, was, to prevent further sin, and to reclaim the sinner. May all who are tempted to put away a good conscience, and to abuse the gospel, remember that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Hymenaeus and Alexander might have been leaders or elders in the church at Ephesus (see also 2 Timothy 2:17; 4:14; compare Acts 19:33; 20:29–31). The church was the area of the Holy Spirit's guidance. Paul allowed Hymenaeus and Alexander to be under Satan's influence (instead of the Holy Spirit's) by removing them from the church (see also 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Job 2:6; Matthew 18:17–20; 1 Corinthians 5:2–5; 2 Corinthians 2:5–11). Hymenaeus and Alexander…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Hymenaeus--There is no difficulty in supposing him to be the Hymenæus of 2Ti 2:17. Though "delivered over to Satan" (the lord of all outside the Church, Ac 26:18, and the executor of wrath, when judicially allowed by God, on the disobedient, 1Co 5:5; 2Co 12:7), he probably was restored to the Church subsequently, and again troubled it. Paul, as an apostle, though distant at Rome pronounced the sentence to be executed at Ephesus, involving, probably…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 1:20

• Alexander
• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Blasphemy
• Church
• Hymenaeus
• Minister, Christian
• Satan
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1

• 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