1 Timothy 1:20

Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
whom	ὧν hōn	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — genitive plural masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
Hymenaeus	Ὑμέναιος Humenaios	G5211	"hymenæal" · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Alexander	Ἀλέξανδρος Alexandros	G223	man-defender · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
whom	οὓς hous	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural masculine
delivered	παρέδωκα paredōka	G3860	to surrender · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
Satan	σατανᾷ satana	G4567	the accuser · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
learn	παιδευθῶσιν paideuthōsin	G3811	to train up a child · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
blaspheme	βλασφημεῖν.¶ blasphēmein	G987	to vilify · verb — present active infinitive

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 5:4-5 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
2 Timothy 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Acts 19:33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his de…
Revelation 13:5-6 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:18–end

Here is the charge he gives to Timothy to proceed in his work with resolution, Ti1 1:18. Observe here, The gospel is a charge committed to the ministers of it; it is committed to their trust, to see that it be duly applied according to the intent and meaning of it, and the design of its great Author. It seems, there had been prophecies before concerning Timothy, that he should be taken into the ministry, and should prove eminent in the work of the ministry; this encouraged Paul to commit this charge to him. Observe, 1. The ministry is a warfare, it is a good warfare against sin and Satan: and under the banner of the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation (Heb 2:10), and in his cause…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 1:20

Hymenaeus--There is no difficulty in supposing him to be the HymenÃ&brvbrus of Ti2 2:17. Though "delivered over to Satan" (the lord of all outside the Church, Act 26:18, and the executor of wrath, when judicially allowed by God, on the disobedient, Co1 5:5; Co2 12:7), he probably was restored to the Church subsequently, and again troubled it. Paul, as an apostle, though distant at Rome pronounced the sentence to be executed at Ephesus, involving, probably, the excommunication of the offenders (Mat 18:17-18). The sentence operated not only spiritually, but also physically, sickness, or some such visitation of God, falling on the person excommunicated, in order to bring him to repentance and s…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 1:20

Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander - Who had the faith but thrust it away; who had a good conscience through believing, but made shipwreck of it. Hence we find that all this was not only possible, but did actually take place, though some have endeavored to maintain the contrary; who, confounding eternity with a state of probation, have supposed that if a man once enter into the grace of God in this life, he must necessarily continue in it to all eternity. Thousands of texts and thousands of facts refute this doctrine. Delivered unto Satan - For the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. See what is noted on Co1 5:5; what this sort of punishment…

The Church Fathers

The sinner is handed over to Satan, that is, is separated from the church, so that penitence may follow.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON 1 TIMOTHY

Plainly, the selfsame apostle delivered to Satan Hymenaeus and Alexander, "that they might be emended into not blaspheming," as he writes to his Timotheus.
— Tertullian, On Modesty

It is a comparatively small thing, that certain men, like Phygellus, and Hermogenes, and Philetus, and Hymenµus, deserted His apostle: the betrayer of Christ was himself one of the apostles.
— Tertullian, The Prescription Against Heretics

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Dictionary and topics

Alexander — Man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6). (2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of…
Excommunication — (expulsion from communion).
Hymenaeus — (belonging to marriage), the name of a person occurring twice in the correspondence between St. Paul and Timothy; the first time classed with Alexander, (1 Timothy 1:20) and the second time classed…
Philetus — Amiable, with Hymenaeus, at Ephesus, said that the “resurrection was past already” (2 Tim. 2:17, 18). This was a Gnostic heresy held by the Nicolaitanes. (See ALEXANDER [4].)
Alexander · 4. A copper-smith — 4. A copper-smith
Apostasy · .Hymenaeus and Alexan — .Hymenaeus and Alexan
Apostates · Exemplified: Hymenaeus and Alexander — Exemplified: Hymenaeus and Alexander
Blasphemy · Exemplified: Hymenaeus — Exemplified: Hymenaeus
Discipline Of The Church · Consists in: Removing obstinate offenders — Consists in: Removing obstinate offenders
Hymenaeus · A false teacher — A false teacher

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Timothy 1:20

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 1:20

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 1:20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Timothy 1:20

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 1:20

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 1:20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Timothy 1:20

John Calvin on 1 Timothy 1:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Timothy 1:20