17 I pray that honour and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives for ever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.
18 Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophets once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier.
19 You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences.
20 Two of them are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I have given these men over to the power of Satan, so they will learn not to oppose God.