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2 Timothy 2:17
In 9 translations
- BSB
- and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- KJV
- And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
- WEB
- and those words will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus:
- ASV
- and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus;
- LSV
- and their word will have pasture as a gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- YLT
- and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- DBY
- and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
- DRC
- And their speech spreadeth like a canker: of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus:
- GNV
- And their worde shall fret as a canker: of which sort is Hymeneus and Philetus,
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει· ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,
- RP2018
- καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει· ὧν ἐστὶν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φιλητός·
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει· ὧν ἐστὶν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φιλητός·
- SCR1894
- και ο λογος αυτων ως γαγγραινα νομην εξει ων εστιν υμεναιος και φιλητος
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PhiletusHymenaeusCankerGangreneAlexanderDoctrinesPastoral EpistlesInfluenceHolinessMinister, Christian
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
- Nahum 3:15There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust!
- James 5:3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).