KJV King James Version
Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Timothy 1:20
Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
WEB World English Bible
of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
ASV American Standard Version
of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 1
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὧνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐστινG1510 · eimito beὙμέναιοςG5211 · HumenaiosHymenaeusκαὶG2532 · kaiandἈλέξανδροςG223 · AlexandrosAlexanderοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichπαρέδωκαG3860 · paradidōmito deliverτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoσατανᾷG4567 · SatanasSatanἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toπαιδευθῶσινG3811 · paideuōto instructμὴG3361 · mēnotβλασφημεῖν.¶G987 · blasphēmeōto blaspheme
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 5:4-5In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.2 Timothy 2:17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;2 Thessalonians 3:15Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Acts 19:33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.Revelation 13:5-6And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months.2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,2 Corinthians 10:6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.2 Timothy 2:14Of 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.Revelation 13:1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.2 Timothy 4:14-15Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.Matthew 18:17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.2 Corinthians 13:10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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