2 Timothy 2:17

2 Timothy chapter 2 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus;

Context

v.16But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

v.17This passage

v.18men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nahum 3:15

    There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-worm; make thyself many as the locust.

  • James 5:3

    Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

  • 1 Timothy 1:20

    of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.