2 Timothy 2:18
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;
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
- KJV
- Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
- WEB
- men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
- ASV
- men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
- DARBY
- [men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
- BLB
- who missed the mark concerning the truth, saying the resurrection already to have happened; and they are overturning the faith of some.
- ÅB
- som har faret vill fra sannheten, idet de sier at oppstandelsen allerede har vært, og de nedbryter troen hos somme.
- OTB
- som har forvillet seg fra sannheten, og hevder at oppstandelsen allerede har funnet sted, og de undergraver troen til noen.
- B1930
- som har faret vill fra sannheten, idet de sier at opstandelsen allerede har vært, og de nedbryter troen hos somme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 15:12
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Read in context1 Timothy 1:19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Read in contextHebrews 3:10
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Read in contextMatthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Read in context1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Read in contextActs 5:39
But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:21
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
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