2 Timothy 2:18
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) 2 Timothy 2:18 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
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World English Bible Public Domain
men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
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King James Version Public Domain
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
who have missed the mark concerning the truth, saying the resurrection has already happened, and overturn the faith of some.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
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King James Version Public Domain
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
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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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
who swerved concerning the truth, saying the resurrection to have already been, and overthrows the faith of some;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
who have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened, and they destroy the faith of some.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
who have missed the mark concerning the truth, saying the resurrection has already happened, and overturn the faith of some.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
[men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
They have deviated from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already happened, which has ruined some people's trust in God.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
who have strayed from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are undermining the faith of some.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
which as concernynge the trueth have erred sayinge that the resurreccion is past all redy and do destroye the fayth of divers persones.
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- Appears 3× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at 1 Timothy 1:6
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Plural
Full Thayer's Definition
- οἵτινες hóstis G3748 “whoever” Relative pronoun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- περὶ perí G4012 “about” Preposition
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἀλήθειαν alḗtheia G225 “truth” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἠστόχησαν astochéō G795 “to deviate” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- λέγοντες légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἀνάστασιν anástasis G386 “rising up” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἤδη ḗdē G2235 “already” Adverb
- γεγονέναι gínomai G1096 “to become” Verb, Perfect, Active, Infinitive
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀνατρέπουσιν anatrépō G396 “to overthrow” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- τήν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- τινων tìs G5100 “a certain” Indefinite pronoun, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- πίστιν pístis G4102 “faith” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 14
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Pauline Epistles
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is ἠστόχησαν to deviate G795 — appearing just 3 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἠστόχησαν to deviate G795 occurs in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τὴν the G3588 ×2
Cross-references
15Topical passages linked to 2 Timothy 2:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the 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 you, that he might sift you as wheat,
- 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 professing have erred concerning 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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Lesson kit
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2 Timothy, in the Pauline Epistles, opens this verse with 14 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is astochéō (“to deviate”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “to deviate” (astochéō) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- How does 1 Timothy 1:6, which shares the word «to deviate», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Tyndale Open Study Notes read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 10 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 14 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on 2 Timothy 2:18 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Calvin's Commentaries
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.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Fairbairn on Ezekiel, Jonah & the Pastoral Epistles
Patrick Fairbairn
Patrick Fairbairn — An Exposition of Ezekiel (1851), Jonah (1849), and The Pastoral Epistles (1874) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.