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The Lord’s Approved Workman

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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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.

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