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Who were Hymenaeus and Alexander, and what does it mean that their faith was shipwrecked?



      

1 Timothy 1:19

ESV - 19 Holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Hymenaeus and Alexander were men in the early church in Ephesus who had "suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith" and so were "handed over to Satan" by the apostle Paul (1 Timothy 1:19-20). Hym...

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