KJV King James Version
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
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2 Timothy 4:14
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
WEB World English Bible
Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works,
ASV American Standard Version
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,
Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 4
11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men] forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge.
17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈλέξανδροςG223 · AlexandrosAlexanderὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoχαλκεὺςG5471 · chalkeuscoppersmithπολλάG4183 · polusmuchμοιG3165 · memeκακὰG2556 · kakosevil/harm: evilἐνεδείξατο·G1731 · endeiknumito showἀποδώσειG591 · apodidōmito payαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔργαG2041 · ergonworkαὐτοῦ·G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
1 Timothy 1:20Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.2 Thessalonians 1:6Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;Psalm 28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.1 Samuel 24:12The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.Jeremiah 15:15O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.Revelation 18:6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.Acts 19:33-34And 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.Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.Psalm 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.Psalm 109:5-20And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.Jeremiah 18:19-23Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.2 Samuel 3:39And I [am] this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah [be] too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
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