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2 Timothy 4:15
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Christian Standard Bible®
Watch out for him yourself because he strongly opposed our words.
Watch out for him yourself because he strongly opposed our words.
King James Version (1611)
Of whom bee thou ware also, for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Of whom bee thou ware also, for he hath greatly withstood our words.
King James Version
Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
English Standard Version
Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.
Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.
New American Standard Bible
Be on guard against him yourself too, for he vigorously opposed our teaching.
Be on guard against him yourself too, for he vigorously opposed our teaching.
New Century Version
You also should be careful that he does not hurt you, because he fought strongly against our teaching.
You also should be careful that he does not hurt you, because he fought strongly against our teaching.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our teaching.
Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our teaching.
Legacy Standard Bible
Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our words.
Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our words.
Berean Standard Bible
You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.
You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.
Contemporary English Version
Alexander opposes what we preach. You had better watch out for him.
Alexander opposes what we preach. You had better watch out for him.
Complete Jewish Bible
and you should guard against him, because he bitterly opposed everything we said.
and you should guard against him, because he bitterly opposed everything we said.
Darby Translation
Against whom be *thou* also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.
Against whom be *thou* also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.
Easy-to-Read Version
He fought against everything we teach. You should be careful that he doesn't hurt you too.
He fought against everything we teach. You should be careful that he doesn't hurt you too.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
George Lamsa Translation
You beware of him also; for he has greatly opposed our words.
You beware of him also; for he has greatly opposed our words.
Good News Translation
Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.
Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.
Lexham English Bible
against whom you also be on guard, because he vehemently opposed our words.
against whom you also be on guard, because he vehemently opposed our words.
Literal Translation
You also be on guard against him , for he greatly withstood our words.
You also be on guard against him , for he greatly withstood our words.
Amplified Bible
Be on guard against him yourself, because he vigorously opposed our message.
Be on guard against him yourself, because he vigorously opposed our message.
American Standard Version
of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
Bible in Basic English
But be on the watch for him, for he was violent in his attacks on our teaching.
But be on the watch for him, for he was violent in his attacks on our teaching.
Hebrew Names Version
of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
International Standard Version
You, too, must watch out for him, for he violently opposed our message.
You, too, must watch out for him, for he violently opposed our message.
Etheridge Translation
But be thou also aware of him, for he is much uplifted against our words.
But be thou also aware of him, for he is much uplifted against our words.
Murdock Translation
And do thou also beware of him; for he is very insolent against our words.
And do thou also beware of him; for he is very insolent against our words.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of whom be thou ware also: For he hath greatly withstande our preaching.
Of whom be thou ware also: For he hath greatly withstande our preaching.
English Revised Version
of whom be thou ware also; for he greatly withstood our words.
of whom be thou ware also; for he greatly withstood our words.
World English Bible
of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Of whom be thou also aware; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Of whom be thou also aware; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Weymouth's New Testament
You also should beware of him; for he has violently opposed our preaching.
You also should beware of him; for he has violently opposed our preaching.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whom also thou eschewe; for he ayenstood ful greetli oure wordis.
Whom also thou eschewe; for he ayenstood ful greetli oure wordis.
Update Bible Version
of whom you also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
of whom you also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of whom be thou aware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Of whom be thou aware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
New English Translation
You be on guard against him too, because he vehemently opposed our words.
You be on guard against him too, because he vehemently opposed our words.
New King James Version
You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
New Living Translation
Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said.
Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said.
New Life Bible
Watch him! He fought against every word we preached.
Watch him! He fought against every word we preached.
New Revised Standard
You also must beware of him, for he strongly opposed our message.
You also must beware of him, for he strongly opposed our message.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of whom, be, thou also, on thy guard, for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Of whom, be, thou also, on thy guard, for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.
Revised Standard Version
Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.
Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure preachynge sore.
of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure preachynge sore.
Young's Literal Translation
of whom also do thou beware, for greatly hath he stood against our words;
of whom also do thou beware, for greatly hath he stood against our words;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure wordes sore.
of whom be thou ware also. For he withstode oure wordes sore.
Mace New Testament (1729)
beware of him, for he violently opposed our doctrine.
beware of him, for he violently opposed our doctrine.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If you run across him, be wary. He opposed our message and he is a strong adversary.
If you run across him, be wary. He opposed our message and he is a strong adversary.
Contextual Overview
9Get here as fast as you can. Demas, chasing fads, went off to Thessalonica and left me here. Crescens is in Galatia province, Titus in Dalmatia. Luke is the only one here with me. Bring Mark with you; he'll be my right-hand man since I'm sending Tychicus to Ephesus. Bring the winter coat I left in Troas with Carpus; also the books and parchment notebooks. 14Watch out for Alexander the coppersmith. Fiercely opposed to our Message, he caused no end of trouble. God will give him what he's got coming.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be: Matthew 10:16, Matthew 10:17, Philippians 3:2
withstood: 2 Timothy 3:8
words: or, preachings
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:14 - think thou Matthew 7:6 - turn Matthew 23:13 - for ye shut Luke 20:46 - Beware Acts 13:8 - withstood 1 Timothy 1:20 - Alexander 2 Peter 3:17 - beware
Cross-References
Leviticus 26:18
"And if none of this works in getting your attention, I'll discipline you seven times over for your sins. I'll break your strong pride: I'll make the skies above you like a sheet of tin and the ground under you like cast iron. No matter how hard you work, nothing will come of it: No crops out of the ground, no fruit off the trees.
"And if none of this works in getting your attention, I'll discipline you seven times over for your sins. I'll break your strong pride: I'll make the skies above you like a sheet of tin and the ground under you like cast iron. No matter how hard you work, nothing will come of it: No crops out of the ground, no fruit off the trees.
Leviticus 26:21
"If you defy me and refuse to listen, your punishment will be seven times more than your sins: I'll set wild animals on you; they'll rob you of your children, kill your cattle, and decimate your numbers until you'll think you are living in a ghost town.
"If you defy me and refuse to listen, your punishment will be seven times more than your sins: I'll set wild animals on you; they'll rob you of your children, kill your cattle, and decimate your numbers until you'll think you are living in a ghost town.
1 Kings 16:7
That's the way it was with Baasha: Through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani, God 's word came to him and his regime because of his life of open evil before God and his making God so angry—a chip off the block of Jeroboam, even though God had destroyed him.
That's the way it was with Baasha: Through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani, God 's word came to him and his regime because of his life of open evil before God and his making God so angry—a chip off the block of Jeroboam, even though God had destroyed him.
Psalms 59:11
Don't make quick work of them, God , lest my people forget. Bring them down in slow motion, take them apart piece by piece. Let all their mean-mouthed arrogance catch up with them, Catch them out and bring them down —every muttered curse —every barefaced lie. Finish them off in fine style! Finish them off for good! Then all the world will see that God rules well in Jacob, everywhere that God's in charge.
Don't make quick work of them, God , lest my people forget. Bring them down in slow motion, take them apart piece by piece. Let all their mean-mouthed arrogance catch up with them, Catch them out and bring them down —every muttered curse —every barefaced lie. Finish them off in fine style! Finish them off for good! Then all the world will see that God rules well in Jacob, everywhere that God's in charge.
Hosea 1:4
Then God told him: "Name him Jezreel. It won't be long now before I'll make the people of Israel pay for the massacre at Jezreel. I'm calling it quits on the kingdom of Israel. Payday is coming! I'm going to chop Israel's bows and arrows into kindling in the valley of Jezreel."
Then God told him: "Name him Jezreel. It won't be long now before I'll make the people of Israel pay for the massacre at Jezreel. I'm calling it quits on the kingdom of Israel. Payday is coming! I'm going to chop Israel's bows and arrows into kindling in the valley of Jezreel."
Matthew 26:52
Jesus said, "Put your sword back where it belongs. All who use swords are destroyed by swords. Don't you realize that I am able right now to call to my Father, and twelve companies—more, if I want them—of fighting angels would be here, battle-ready? But if I did that, how would the Scriptures come true that say this is the way it has to be?"
Jesus said, "Put your sword back where it belongs. All who use swords are destroyed by swords. Don't you realize that I am able right now to call to my Father, and twelve companies—more, if I want them—of fighting angels would be here, battle-ready? But if I did that, how would the Scriptures come true that say this is the way it has to be?"
Revelation 14:9
A third Angel followed, shouting, warning, "If anyone worships the Beast and its image and takes the mark on forehead or hand, that person will drink the wine of God's wrath, prepared unmixed in his chalice of anger, and suffer torment from fire and brimstone in the presence of Holy Angels, in the presence of the Lamb. Smoke from their torment will rise age after age. No respite for those who worship the Beast and its image, who take the mark of its name."
A third Angel followed, shouting, warning, "If anyone worships the Beast and its image and takes the mark on forehead or hand, that person will drink the wine of God's wrath, prepared unmixed in his chalice of anger, and suffer torment from fire and brimstone in the presence of Holy Angels, in the presence of the Lamb. Smoke from their torment will rise age after age. No respite for those who worship the Beast and its image, who take the mark of its name."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Of whom be thou ware also,.... For he was now at Ephesus; and since he was such a malicious, ill natured, and troublesome person, as well as a blasphemer, an heretic, and had been delivered up to Satan, it was very advisable to shun his company, and have no conversation with him, and be upon the guard against him, that he might have no opportunity of doing hurt to him, or to the church at Ephesus:
for he hath greatly withstood our words: or doctrines; the truths of the Gospel preached by Paul and Timothy, which he opposed himself to, and resisted with all his might, and endeavoured to confute and overthrow; and wherein he was deficient in argument, he made up with railing and blasphemy; and this was the true reason of the apostle's imprecations on him, and why he would have Timothy beware of him, and avoid him, and not the personal injury he had done him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Of whom be thou ware also - It would seem from this that Alexander was still a public teacher, and that his discourses were plausible and artful. The best and the wisest of men need to be on their guard against the efforts of the advocates of error.
For he hath greatly withstood our words - Margin, “preachings.” The Greek is, “words;” but the reference is doubtless to the public teachings of Paul. This verse makes it clear that it was no private wrong that Paul referred to, but the injury which he was doing to the cause of truth as a professed public teacher.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 15. Of whom be thou ware also — It seems that this rabbin travelled about from place to place for the purpose of opposing the Gospel, the Jews putting him forward, as it is said, Acts 19:33.
He hath greatly withstood our words. — Has been a constant opposer of the Christian doctrines.
