2 Timothy 2:17
Their teachings are as destructive as gangrene that destroys healthy flesh. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like this.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
In Context
16Avoid pointless chatter because people who do this are heading away from God.
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:20Hymenaeus and Alexander are such people, and I have “handed them over to Satan” to teach them not to misrepresent God.
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:15-19
Cautions against Error. ( a. d. 66.) 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 show 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 Hymenæus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have… Read the whole commentary →