Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
What does 1 Timothy 1:20 mean?
The ministry is a warfare against sin and Satan; carried on under the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation. The good hopes others have had of us, should stir us up to duty.
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PrayerSalvationChurch orderSound doctrine
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Keep this verse inside 1 Timothy 1:18-20 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Alexander Person
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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 Christ ( Mark 15:21 ).