of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
Delivered unto Satan ..1 Corinthians 5:5. Usually understood as having disfellowshiped them by putting them out of the church. see 1 Corinthians 5:5. The purpose of such discipline is restoration, not condemnation; seeing the alternative, perhaps they will turn back to Christ.