Person

Hymenaeus

False teacher delivered unto Satan that he might be taught not to blaspheme (1 Tim 1:20); with Philetus he said the resurrection was past already, overthrowing the faith of some (2 Tim 2:17-18).

hymenaeuspastorals

Biography

Key Data

Era: 1st century AD
Titles: False teacher
Tags: hymenaeus · pastorals

Hymenaeus in Scripture

2 verses use this name, in 2 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Hymenaeus.

First named1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.Last named2 Timothy 2:17and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

New Testament2 books · 2 mentions

1 Timothy1 mention

1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

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2 Timothy1 mention

2 Timothy 2:17and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

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Nave's Topical Bible on Hymenaeus

Orville J. Nave gathered 2 passages under this heading in 1896. His outline and his opening passages stand here; the full heading is one click on.

-A false teacher 1TI 1:20; 2TI 2:17

Nave's full heading →Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), public domain.

Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in 1 Timothy 1 and 2 Timothy 2. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

TimothyThe young disciple from Lystra, son of a believing Jewish mother and a Greek father, who joined Paul on the second jour…1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.2 Timothy 2:8Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,

PhiletusNamed with Hymenaeus as teaching that the resurrection is past already (2 Tim 2:17-18).2 Timothy 2:17and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

Studies that meet Hymenaeus

These studies quote a verse that names Hymenaeus.

1 Timothy — the Study Guide1 Timothy 1:20

Studies working in the same chapters1

These do not quote a verse naming Hymenaeus; they open other passages in the same chapters.

Who Wrote the Pastorals? — 1–2 Timothy & Titus1 Timothy 1

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