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2 Timothy 2:18

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

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  • WEB World English Bible

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

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    which as concernynge the trueth have erred sayinge that the resurreccion is past all redy and do destroye the fayth of divers persones.

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    Which as concerning ye trueth haue erred from the marke, saying that the resurrection is past alreadie, and do destroy the faith of certaine.

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Cross-references (15)

Passages linked to 2 Timothy 2:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
  • 1 Timothy 1:19 holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,
  • Hebrews 3:10 Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways.’
  • Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
  • Luke 8:13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
  • Luke 22:31-32 The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat, but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”
  • Acts 5:39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”
  • 1 Corinthians 11:19 For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.
  • Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • 1 Timothy 6:21 which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
  • 2 Timothy 2:14 Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
  • James 5:19 Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
  • 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
  • Matthew 15:13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

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Explain this verse (16 sources)

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 18 Who, concerning the truth have erred, saying that…

18 Who, concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is already past After having said that they had departed from “the truth,” he specifies their error, which consisted in this, that they gave out that “the resurrection was already past.” In doing this, they undoubtedly contrived a sort of allegorical resurrection, which has also been attempted in this age by some filthy dogs. By this trick Satan overthrows that fundamental article of our faith concerning the resurrection of the flesh. Being an old and worthless dream, and being so severely condemned by Paul, it ought to give us the less uneasiness. But when we learn that, from the very beginning of the gospel, the faith of some was subverted, such an example ought to excite us to diligence, that we may seize an early opportunity of driving away from ourselves and others so dangerous a plague; for, in consequence of the strong inclination of men to vanity, there is no absurdity so monstrous that there shall not be some men who shall lend their ear to it.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Who concerning the truth have erred; these two he…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Who concerning the truth have erred,.... That is, the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Saying the resurrection is already past - Perhaps asserting…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. Who concerning the truth have erred] They…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Who concerning the truth have erred - To what…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Saying: That the resurrection is past already. It is…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain erred--Greek, "missed the aim" (see Ti1 6:21).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Resurrection is past—As being nothing more than the…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. who concerning the truth have erred] More exactly,…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) Who concerning the truth have erred.—Or, have erred,…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Men who for who, A.V Have erred (hjstochsan); see…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Saying that the resurrection is past already.
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 18. Who concerning the truth have erred. Their speculation…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:18 claiming that the resurrection of the dead has…

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