2 Timothy 2:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 2:17

And their word - The word, or the discourses of those who love vain and idle disputations.Will eat as doth a canker - Margin, “gangrene.” This word - γάγγραινα gangraina - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is derived from γραιω graiō, γραινω grainō, to devour, corrode,” and means “gangrene” or “mortification” - the death of a part, spreading, unless arrested, by degrees over the whole body. The words rendered “will eat,” mean “will have nutriment;” that is, will spread over and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 2:16-18

2 Timothy 2:16-18. But shun profane and vain babblings See on 1 Timothy 1:4; for they will increase, &c. Though the evil of some of them may not immediately appear, and they may seem trifling rather than mischievous, they will advance unto more impiety; for the persons who so babble, having been prevailed on by Satan to quit the right way of experimental and practical godliness, will proceed not only to neglect, but even to deny, the most essential articles of the Christian faith. ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:14-26

2:14-4:5 AN APPROVED WORKER AND FALSE TEACHERSTeach essentials; avoid quarrels (2:14-26)Paul repeats the advice of his previous letter that Timothy should not waste time discussing fanciful theories (cf. 1 Timothy 1:3-11; 1 Timothy 4:6-10). Christian teachers build up their hearers by presenting the truth of God clearly and honestly, not by allowing the imagination to control their preaching (14-16).Foolish speculation and self-invented theories were what caused Hymenaeus and Philetus to depart... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 2:17

eat . Literally have pasture (Greek. nome. Only here and John 10:9 ), canker = gangrene. Greek. gangraina. Only here. Hymenesus Compare 1 Timothy 1:20 Philetue , Nothing is known of him. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:17

and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.Will eat as doth a gangrene ... The word here, according to White, "is the medical term for the consuming progress of mortifying disease";[26] and once again the vocabulary of Paul's close friend and companion, the beloved physician Luke, seems to have influenced that of the apostle.Hymenaeus and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 2:17-18

2 Timothy 2:17-18. Of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;— Among the various conjectures concerning the opinions of Hymeneus and Philetus, it seems most probable that they insisted, that the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead was to be understood only in a spiritual or figurative sense; or that it was the same with regeneration, or being born of God. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 2:17

17. will eat—literally, "will have pasture." The consuming progress of mortification is the image. They pretend to give rich spiritual pasture to their disciples: the only pasture is that of a spiritual cancer feeding on their vitals. canker—a "cancer" or "gangrene." Hymenaeus—(See on :-). After his excommunication he seems to have been readmitted into the Church and again to have troubled it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 2:14-18

1. Faithfulness in public ministry 2:14-18 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 2:14-26

B. Charge to remain faithful 2:14-26Paul turned from his emphasis on the importance of enduring hardship in the preceding verses (2 Timothy 2:1-13) to continue to emphasize Timothy’s need to remain faithful to the Lord. He did this to motivate him further to persevere."In this section, there is a shift in the didactic strategy from an emphasis on models to instruction with maxims and specific commands." [Note: Towner, The Letters . . ., p. 516.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 2:16-17

Timothy should turn away from meaningless discussions that characterize the world, on the other hand (cf. 1 Timothy 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:20). These only provide an atmosphere in which ungodliness grows."It may be that these people regarded themselves as ’progressives’ and that Paul picks up the verb from their usage, ironically indicating that their progress is in ungodliness." [Note: Knight, p. 413.] Those who engage in such discussions spread poison that eventually corrupts the... read more

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