2 Timotius 2:17-19

2:17 and their message will spread its infection ¹  like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group. ²  2:18 They have strayed from the truth ³  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith. 2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ⁴  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ⁵  must turn away from evil.”

[2:17]  ¹ tn Or “eat away.”

[2:17]  ² tn Grk “of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, this last clause has been made a new sentence in the translation.

[2:18]  ³ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

[2:19]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”