the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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2 Timothy 2:17
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and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
and their word will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
Foolish talk is like a contagious cancer. You just have to look at Hymenaeus and Philetus to see the devastating effects of this disease.
And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;
and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
And their word will spread like gangrene; Hymenaeus and Philetus are among them.
and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
And their word will eat as a gangrene; of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus,
and their teaching will spread like a running sore. Hymenaeus and Philetus are men of that stamp.
And their word will eate as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus.
and their word will have growth like gangrene, of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
and their worde fretteth as doth a canker: Of whose nombre is Hymeneos & Philetus,
and their doctrine will spread like the gangrene. Hymeneus and Philetus are such:
and their teaching will spread like gangrene. So it is with Hymenaeus and Philetus,
and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
and their talk will eat its way like gangrene. Among them are Hymenae'us and Phile'tus,
and their wordes shall fret even as doeth a cancre: of whose nombre ys Hymeneos and Philetos
and their word will eat as does a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;
and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
Their evil teaching will spread like a sickness inside the body. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.
and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.
and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way
and their teaching will eat away at people like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are among these;
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
And their worde shall fret as a canker: of which sort is Hymeneus and Philetus,
And their word will be like a canker eating in many: such are Hy-me-n''us, and Phile''tus,
and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
and what they say will spread everywhere like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.1 Timothy 1:20;">[xr]
And their words as an eating cancer will lay hold upon many: but one of them is Hymeneos, and another Philetos,
And their discourse, like an eating cancer, will lay hold upon many. And one of these is Hymeneus, and another Philetus;
And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus.
Such talk will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like this.
and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
And, their discourse, as a gangrene, will eat its way; - of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
And their speech spreadeth like a canker: of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus:
and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
And their worde shall fret as doth a cancker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus,
Their evil teaching will spread like a sickness inside the body. Hymenaeus and Philetus are men like that.
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
Such teaching is like an open sore that eats away the flesh. Two men who have taught such things are Hymenaeus and Philetus.
and the word of hem crepith as a canker. Of whiche Filete is, and Ymeneus,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
their word: Nahum 3:15, James 5:3
canker: or, gangrene
Hymenaeus: 1 Timothy 1:20
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:3 - deeper Leviticus 13:7 - General Leviticus 13:35 - General Leviticus 14:36 - be not made Deuteronomy 20:18 - General Proverbs 10:16 - the fruit Jeremiah 23:27 - think Jeremiah 27:15 - that I Matthew 16:6 - the leaven Mark 4:17 - have Luke 20:27 - the Sadducees Acts 17:21 - spent Acts 20:30 - of your Romans 6:19 - unto iniquity 1 Corinthians 5:6 - a little 2 Corinthians 11:13 - false Galatians 5:9 - General Ephesians 4:14 - tossed Colossians 2:8 - philosophy 2 Thessalonians 2:7 - doth 2 Timothy 3:13 - evil Hebrews 12:15 - and thereby
Cross-References
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And their word will eat as doth a cancer,.... Or "gangrene", which gnaws and feeds upon the flesh, inflames and mortifies as it goes, and spreads swiftly, and endangers the whole body; and is therefore to be speedily taken notice of, and stopped. It is better rendered "gangrene", as in the marginal reading, than "cancer".
"The word "gangrene" is Greek g, and is derived by some authors from the Paphlagonian "gangra", a goat; it being the character of a goat to browse the grass all around without shifting. It is more correct, perhaps, to derive it from the Greek word γραω, γραινω, "manduco", "consumo", I eat, I consume. The "gangrene" is a disease in the flesh of the part which it corrupts, consumes, and turns black, spreading and seizing itself of the adjoining parts, and is rarely cured without amputation. By the microscope, a gangrene has been discovered to contain an infinite number of little worms engendered in the morbid flesh; and which continually producing new broods, they swarm, and overrun the adjacent parts: if the gangrene proceed to an utter sphacelation (or mortification), and be seated in any of the limbs, or extreme parts, recourse must be had to the operation of amputation''
And so the errors and heresies of false teachers worm and spread, and feed upon the souls of men, and eat up the vitals of religion, or what seemed to be such, and even destroy the very form of godliness; and bring destruction and death, wherever they come; and when they get into Christian churches, threaten the ruin of them; and therefore are to be opposed in time, and those infected with them to be cut off.
Of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; these were some of the principal among the false teachers, the chief authors and spreaders of error and heresy: the former of these is mentioned before in 1 Timothy 1:20 along with Alexander, as guilty of blasphemy, and as delivered up to Satan for it. Philetus is a Greek name as well as the other, though it is sometimes found in Roman inscriptions h: it is very likely that these were both in Asia, and probably in Ephesus, or near to it, since the apostle mentions them by name to Timothy, that he might beware of them.
g See Chambers's Cyclopedia in the word "Gangrene". h Vid. Kirchman. de Funer. Roman. l. 3. c. 10. p. 390.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And 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 - γάγγραινα gangraina - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is derived from γραιω graiō, γραινω 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 spread over and consume the healthful parts. It will not merely destroy the parts immediately affected, but will extend into the surrounding healthy parts and destroy them also. So it is with erroneous doctrines. They will not merely eat out the truth in the particular matter to which they refer, but they will also spread over and corrupt other truths. The doctrines of religion are closely connected, and are dependent on each other - like the different parts of the human body. One cannot be corrupted without affecting those adjacent to it, and unless checked, the corruption will soon spread over the whole.
Of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus - In regard to Hymenaeus, see the notes at 1 Timothy 1:20. Of Philetus nothing more is known. They have gained an undesirable immortality, destined to be known to the end of time only as the advocates of error.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Their word will eat as doth a canker — ως γαγγραινα. 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 every thing to itself, till, if not prevented by a timely application of the word of life, under the direction of the heavenly Physician, it terminates in the bitter pains of an eternal death. To such a gangrene the apostle compares the corrupt doctrines of Hymeneus and Philetus.
