2 Timothy 2:17
2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 2
“And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;”2 Timothy 2:17
What Does 2 Timothy 2:17 Mean?
2 Timothy 2:17 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 2 Timothy 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 1:20“Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.”Galatians 5:9“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.”Nahum 3:15“There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.”Mark 4:17“And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.”Luke 20:27“Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,”2 Corinthians 11:13“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”Ephesians 4:14“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”Colossians 2:8“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”2 Thessalonians 2:7“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”James 5:3“Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”Leviticus 14:36“Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:”Deuteronomy 20:18“That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.”Jeremiah 23:27“Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.”Jeremiah 27:15“For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.”Acts 20:30“Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”1 Corinthians 5:6“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”Proverbs 10:16“The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.”
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