Reference: Hymenaeus
Fausets
Having put away a good conscience, and so "concerning faith having made shipwreck" (for when one's faith does not better his morals, his moral defects will corrupt his faith), therefore "delivered (by Paul) to Satan to learn not to blaspheme" (1Ti 1:20). "Erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is past already, overthrowing the faith of some" (2Ti 2:17-18). Satan is lord of all outside the church (Ac 26:18); he, by God's permission, afflicts saints and executes wrath on the disobedient (1Co 5:5; 2Co 12:7; Eph 4:27; Job 1:2). Paul, as an infallible apostle, had powers not transmitted to fallible successors (2Co 10:8; Mt 18:17-18).
His sentence pronounced at Rome took effect on Hymenaeus at Ephesus, in the form of some bodily sickness (so Ac 5:5,10; 13:11; 1Co 11:30), that he should learn not to blaspheme. (See EXCOMMUNICATION.) Hymenaeus after excommunication was probably restored in the interim between 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy, and troubled the church again. Gnosticism, or the pretension to extraordinary spiritual knowledge above what is written, was Hymenaeus' heresy, in concert first with Alexander, afterwards with Philetus.
The Gnostics (2Pe 3:16) "wrested Paul's words" (Ro 6:4; Eph 2:6; Col 2:12) as though the resurrection was merely the spiritual raising of souls from the death of sin (Joh 5:24-25). The difficulties of the resurrection (Ac 17:32; 26:8), the supposed evil inherent in matter, and the disparagement of the body, tended to this error (Col 2:23). Paul confutes this by showing that, besides the raising of the soul now from the death of sin, there shall be also hereafter a raising of the saint's body from the grave (Joh 5:28-29), as the fruit of JESUS' bodily resurrection (1 Corinthians 15).
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If he will not listen to them, let it come to the attention of the congregation. If he will not listen to the congregation, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector. I tell you; whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be declared improper and unlawful in heaven. Whatever you make free on earth will be declared lawful in heaven.
Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life. Truly I tell you, the hour is coming when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear (listen) (understand) will live.
Do not wonder about this for the hour is coming when everyone in the grave will hear his voice. They will return. Those who did good will have the resurrection of life. Those who did evil will receive the resurrection of judgment.
Hearing these words Ananias fell down and died. Great fear came over all those who heard these things.
Then she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in, and found her dead. They carried her out to be buried by her husband.
Look Jehovah's hand is on you. You will be blind and not see the sun for a season. Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Some mocked when they heard about the resurrection of the dead. Yet others said: We will hear you again concerning this.
Why should it be an incredible thought to you that God should raise the dead?
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. They may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death. Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, that we might walk in the newness of life.
Deliver this one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
I should boast a great deal concerning the authority the Lord gave us to build you up, and not to tear you down, I would not be put to shame.
God raised us up with him and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, with Christ Jesus.
Do not give the devil an opportunity.
You have been buried with him in baptism. You were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
These have, indeed, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body. But these are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I handed them over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
This kind of talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus. These men have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
He spoke about these things in his letters. Some things are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable distort them as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Hastings
A heretical Christian associated with Alexander in 1Ti 1:19 f., and with Philetus in 2Ti 2:17 f., though some have considered that two different persons are meant. These false teachers 'made shipwreck concerning the faith'; their heresy consisted in denying the bodily resurrection, saying that the resurrection was already past
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Deliver this one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Keep the faith and maintain a good conscience! Some have rejected these things and have suffered shipwreck to their faith.
This kind of talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus.
Morish
Hymenae'us
One who had made shipwreck of faith. Paul, in his apostolic authority, had delivered him and Alexander unto Satan that they might learn not to blaspheme. He is also mentioned with Philetus, as having erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection had passed already (probably allegorising it), and had overthrown the faith of some. 1Ti 1:20; 2Ti 2:17.
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Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I handed them over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
Smith
Hymenae'us
(belonging to marriage), the name of a person occurring twice in the correspondence between St. Paul and Timothy; the first time classed with Alexander,
and the second time classed with Philetus.
(A.D. 66-7.) He denied the true doctrine of the resurrection.
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Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I handed them over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
This kind of talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus. These men have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.