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King James Version

2 Timothy 2:18

Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Doctrines;   Influence;   Minister, Christian;   Philetus;   Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Mortality-Immortality;   Religious;   Resurrection;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Doctrines, False;   Resurrection, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hymeneus;   Philetus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Timothy, First and Second, Theology of;   Truth;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Philetus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hymenaeus;   John the Apostle;   Pillars;   Timothy;   Timothy, the First Epistle to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hymenaeus;   Philetus;   Truth;   2 Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Resurrection;   Timothy, Epistles to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Caesarea Philippi;   Gnosticism;   Resurrection;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Resurrection;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Philetus;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hymenae'us;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alexander;   Err;   Forgo;   Hymenaeus;   Resurrection;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 21;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
They have left the true teaching. They say that the day when people will be raised from death has already come and gone. And they are destroying the faith of some people.
Revised Standard Version
who have swerved from the truth by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are upsetting the faith of some.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which as concernynge the trueth have erred sayinge that the resurreccion is past all redy and do destroye the fayth of divers persones.
Hebrew Names Version
men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
New American Standard Bible
men who have gone astray from the truth, claiming that the resurrection has already taken place; and they are jeopardizing the faith of some.
New Century Version
They have left the true teaching, saying that the rising from the dead has already taken place, and so they are destroying the faith of some people.
Update Bible Version
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
Webster's Bible Translation
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
English Standard Version
who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
World English Bible
men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who have erred from the faith, saying, The resurrection is already past, and overthrow the faith of some.
Weymouth's New Testament
In the matter of the truth they have gone astray, saying that the Resurrection is already past, and so they are overthrowing the faith of some.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whiche felden doun fro the treuthe, seiynge that the rising ayen is now doon, and thei subuertiden the feith of summen.
English Revised Version
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
Berean Standard Bible
who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
Contemporary English Version
by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.
Amplified Bible
who have deviated from the truth. They claim that the resurrection has already taken place, and they undermine the faith of some.
American Standard Version
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
Bible in Basic English
Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
Complete Jewish Bible
they have missed the mark, as far as the truth is concerned, by saying that our resurrection has already taken place; and they are overturning some people's faith.
Darby Translation
[men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
International Standard Version
They have abandoned the truth by claiming that the resurrection has already taken place, and so they destroy the faith of others.1 Corinthians 15:12; 1 Timothy 6:21;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection of the dead hath been, and the faith of some overturning.
Murdock Translation
who have wandered from the truth, while they say, The resurrection of the dead hath passed: and they subvert the faith of some.
King James Version (1611)
Who concerning the trueth haue erred, saying that the resurrection is past alreadie, and ouerthrow the faith of some.
New Living Translation
They 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.
New Life Bible
They have turned from the truth. They say the dead have already been raised. The faith of some people has been made weak because of such foolish talk.
New Revised Standard
who have swerved from the truth by claiming that the resurrection has already taken place. They are upsetting the faith of some.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which as concerning ye trueth haue erred from the marke, saying that the resurrection is past alreadie, and do destroy the faith of certaine.
George Lamsa Translation
Who have strayed from the truth, saying that the resurrection of the dead is already passed, thus destroying the faith of some.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Men who, concerning the truth, have erred, affirming, a resurrection, already, to have taken place, and are overthrowing the faith, of some.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who have erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which about the trueth haue erred, saying that the resurrection is past alredie, & do ouerthrowe the fayth of some.
Good News Translation
They have left the way of truth and are upsetting the faith of some believers by saying that our resurrection has already taken place.
Christian Standard Bible®
They have departed from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are ruining the faith of some.
Lexham English Bible
who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
Literal Translation
who missed the mark concerning the truth, saying the resurrection already has come, and overturn the faith of some.
Young's Literal Translation
who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which as concernynge the trueth haue erred, sayenge, that the resurreccion is past allready, and haue destroyed the faith of dyuerse personnes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they have deserted the faith themselves, and debauch'd the faith of others, by maintaining, "the resurrection is already past."
New English Translation
They have strayed from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people's faith.
New King James Version
who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They have rode off the narrow trail. They have convinced others to follow them saying there will not be a physical resurrection for the cowboys who ride for the brand.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
Legacy Standard Bible
who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Contextual Overview

14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

concerning: Matthew 22:29, 1 Timothy 1:19, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:21, Hebrews 3:10, James 5:19

that: 1 Corinthians 15:12, Colossians 3:1

overthrow: 2 Timothy 2:14, Matthew 15:13, Luke 8:13, Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32, Acts 5:39, 1 Corinthians 11:19, 1 John 2:19

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:36 - be not made Deuteronomy 20:18 - General Proverbs 10:16 - the fruit Jeremiah 23:27 - think Matthew 22:23 - which Mark 4:17 - have Mark 12:18 - say Mark 15:32 - that Luke 20:27 - the Sadducees Acts 20:30 - of your Galatians 1:7 - pervert Ephesians 4:14 - tossed Colossians 2:8 - philosophy 2 Thessalonians 2:7 - doth 1 Timothy 1:6 - From which some having swerved 1 Timothy 5:15 - General Hebrews 6:2 - resurrection James 1:16 - Do

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:9
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.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Proverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord .
1 Corinthians 7:36
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who concerning the truth have erred,.... That is, the two persons just mentioned; they fell from the truth, wandered and departed from it; they did not keep to the Scriptures of truth, but deviated from them; they missed that mark, and went astray into gross errors and mistakes; rejected the Gospel, the word of truth, in general, and particularly in

saying, that the resurrection is past already; and no other is to be expected; or that there was no future resurrection of the dead: their error was, as some think, that there is no other resurrection than that of parents in their children, who, though they die, live in their posterity; or than the resurrection of Christ, and of the saints, that rose at the same time; or rather, that there is no other resurrection than the spiritual one, or regeneration, which is a quickening of dead sinners, or the resurrection of them from the death of sin, to a life of grace; which seems to be the truest account of their principle, seeing this is what has been received and propagated by others since; though some have thought that they gave into the Palingenesia of the Pythagoreans, who supposed that when men die, their souls go into other bodies; and that these men imagined, that this is all the resurrection that will be: and others have been of opinion, that their notion was, that whereas the deliverance of the Jews out of the Babylonish captivity is signified by a resurrection of them, in Ezekiel 37:1 that this is the resurrection they meant was past, and no other to be looked for; but that which has been fixed upon seems to be the truest account:

and overthrow the faith of some; the Ethiopic version reads, "of many"; that is, of nominal professors of religion; not of true believers, for true faith cannot be overthrown. Hence it follows,

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who 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 what form they held this opinion. It may have been, as Augustine supposes, that they taught that there was no resurrection but that which occurs in the soul when it is recovered from the death of sin, and made to live anew. Or it may be that they held that those who had died had experienced all the resurrection which they ever would, by passing into another state, and receiving at death a spiritual body fitted to their mode of being in the heavenly world. Whatever was the form of the opinion, the apostle regarded it as a most dangerous error, for just views of the resurrection undoubtedly lie at the foundation of correct apprehensions of the Christian system; compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 15:12-19.

And overthrow the faith of some - That is, on this point, and as would appear on all the correlative subjects of Christian belief; compare 1 Timothy 1:19-20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 18. Who 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.


 
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