2 Timothy 2:17

And their worde shall fret as a canker: of which sort is Hymeneus and Philetus,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

In Context

16Stay prophane, and vaine babblings: for they shall encrease vnto more vngodlinesse.

18Which as concerning ye trueth haue erred from the marke, saying that the resurrection is past alreadie, and do destroy the faith of certaine.

Read all of 2 Timothy 2

Cross References

1 Timothy 1:20Of whom is Hymeneus, and Alexander, whom I haue deliuered vnto Satan, that they might learne not to blaspheme.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 2 Timothy 2:17