2 Timothy 3:8-13

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith – also oppose the truth. 3:9 But they will not go much further, for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all. 3:12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 3:13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, 10  deceiving others and being deceived themselves. 11 


sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2; JP4-E2.

sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

10 tn Grk “will advance to the worse.”

11 tn Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”