1 Timothy 1:20
Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
Cross-reference
1 Timothy 5:20 gives the public rebuke instruction for persistent sin — the same church discipline applied to Hymenaeus and Alexander here.
1 Corinthians 5:5 spells out the purpose of handing to Satan: destruction of flesh to save spirit, clarifying the goal of Paul's action.
1 Corinthians 11:32 says divine discipline prevents condemnation—here handing over to Satan likewise corrects to avoid worse judgment.
2 Timothy 2:17 names Hymenaeus again, revealing his teaching spreads like gangrene — showing the ongoing damage from his blasphemy.
2 Timothy 4:14 identifies Alexander the coppersmith who did Paul great harm, adding specific details about his opposition.
2 Timothy 4:15 warns to beware of Alexander, continuing the same person's story — a specific caution.
Revelation 3:19 says Christ's discipline is an act of love—Paul's action here is loving discipline for repentance.
Galatians 1:8 pronounces a curse on anyone preaching a different gospel — parallels Paul delivering false teachers to Satan here.
Titus 3:11 says a divisive person after warnings is self-condemned — same principle of rejecting persistent sinners as handing Hymenaeus to Satan.
John 20:23 grants apostles authority to retain sins — Paul exercises that authority by handing over blasphemers to Satan for correction.
2 Thessalonians 3:15 instructs to warn a brother—Paul's harsh discipline also aims at restoration, not rejection.
2 Corinthians 13:10 shows Paul's authority aims to build up—this severe discipline also seeks restoration, not destruction.
Galatians 5:10 assures the troublemaker will bear the penalty — parallels Paul's handing over of Hymenaeus and Alexander to Satan for discipline.
2 Timothy 2:26 speaks of escaping the devil's trap — a parallel goal of repentance to the disciplinary deliverance to Satan here.