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2 Timothy 3:9

Truth and honesty

7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.

10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,

11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
KJV
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
WEB
But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
ASV
But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.
DARBY
But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.
BLB
But they will not advance much further, for their folly will be evident to all, as also that of those [two] became.
ÅB
Dog, de skal ikke få mere fremgang; for deres uforstand skal bli åpenbar for alle, slik som og hines ble.
OTB
Men de skal ikke gjøre videre fremgang, for deres dårskap skal bli åpenbar for alle, slik det også var med Jannes og Jambres.
B1930
Dog, de skal ikke få mere fremgang; for deres uforstand skal bli åpenbar for alle, likesom og hines blev.

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 3:8

    Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

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  • Exodus 7:12

    Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.

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  • Jeremiah 28:15–17

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

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  • Exodus 9:11

    The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.

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  • Psalms 76:10

    Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

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  • Jeremiah 29:21–23

    This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.

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  • Acts 13:11

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  • Acts 19:15–17

    Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

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