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17 and what they say will spread everywhere like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that. 18 They have abandoned the truth by claiming that the resurrection has already taken place, and so they destroy the faith of others.

19 However, God’s solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: “The Lord[a] knows those who belong to him,”[b] and “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord[c] must turn away from evil.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 2:19 MT source citation reads Lord
  2. 2 Timothy 2:19 Cf. Num 16:5
  3. 2 Timothy 2:19 MT source citation reads Lord
  4. 2 Timothy 2:19 Cf. Num 16:26