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New Living Translation

2 Timothy 4:15

Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Helps-Hindrances;   Hindrances;   Opposers;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alexander;   Timothy, the Second Epistle to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 2 Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Paul the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Alexander ;   Lion;   Paul;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Pastoral Epistles, the;   Paul, the Apostle;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 14;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
Amplified Bible
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
International Standard Version
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.
Murdock Translation
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.
English Revised Version
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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
New Life Bible
Watch him! He fought against every word we preached.
New Revised Standard
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If you run across him, be wary. He opposed our message and he is a strong adversary.

Contextual Overview

9 Timothy, please come as soon as you can. 10 Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm, but the Lord will judge him for what he has done. 15 Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said.

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

Genesis 4:24
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
Leviticus 26:18
"And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.
Leviticus 26:21
"If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins.
Leviticus 26:24
then I myself will be hostile toward you. I will personally strike you with calamity seven times over for your sins.
Leviticus 26:28
then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins.
1 Kings 16:7
The message from the Lord against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the Lord 's sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The Lord 's anger was provoked by Baasha's sins.
Psalms 59:11
Don't kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield.
Psalms 79:12
O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times for the scorn they have hurled at you.
Proverbs 6:31
But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house.
Ezekiel 9:4
He said to him, "Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city."

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.


 
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