2 Timothy 3:5-9

3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance ¹  of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. ²  3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ³  into households and captivate weak women ⁴  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions. 3:7 Such women are always seeking instruction, ⁵  yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ⁶  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ⁷  – also oppose the truth. 3:9 But they will not go much further, ⁸  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ⁹ 

[3:5]  ¹ tn Or “form.”

[3:5]  ² tn Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.

[3:6]  ³ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Or “silly women.”

[3:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:8]  ⁶ sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

[3:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

[3:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ⁹ 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.