Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
[The expression "handed over to Satan" may refer to their being expelled from the church community, see . The goal is always forgiveness and restoration, see ; .]
and their words will spread like gangrene (gangraena – Gk. gaggraina).
[Gangrene is a disease in which the body's tissue dies due to poor blood supply or serious bacterial infection. It often occurs in poorly treated wounds and spreads to nearby tissue. The cure is always to remove the dead tissue and, nowadays, also to treat with antibiotics if there is an infection.]
Among them are Hymenaeus [a less common name, probably the same man who ignored Paul's earlier warning, see , and was probably expelled from the community] and Philetus,
