2 Timothy 3:9

2 Timothy 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
• New International Version (NIV)But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

Context of 2 Timothy 3:9

7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8Just 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. 10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance, 11my 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.

2 Timothy 3:9 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ οὐ προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ πλεῖον· ἡ γὰρ ἄνοια αὐτῶν ἔκδηλος ἔσται πᾶσιν, ὡς καὶ ἡ ἐκείνων ἐγένετο.¶Read the interlinear

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• they will not advanceοὐou · noG3756
• they will not advanceπροκόπτωprokoptō · to advanceG4298
• muchπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• furtherἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• justκαίkai · andG2532
• likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• ·γίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• follyἄνοιαanoia · follyG454
• will beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• plainἔκδηλοςekdēlos · clearly evidentG1552
• to everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:9

• 2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
• Exodus 7:12Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
• Exodus 8:18The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
• Exodus 9:11The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
• 1 Kings 22:25Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
• Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
• Jeremiah 28:15Then 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.
• Jeremiah 29:21This 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.
• Jeremiah 37:19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
• Acts 13:11Now 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.
• Acts 19:15But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9But they shall proceed no farther - Such teaching and teachers shall never be able ultimately to prevail against the truth; for the foundation of God standeth sure. Their folly shall be manifest - As the Scriptures, which are the only rule of morals and doctrine, shall ever be preserved; so, sooner or later, all false doctrines shall be tried by them: and the folly of men, setting up their wisdom against the wisdom of God, must become manifest to all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But they shall proceed no further - There is a certain point beyond which they will not be allowed to go. Their folly will become manifest, and the world will understand it. The apostle does not say how far these false teachers would be allowed to go, but that they would not be suffered always to prosper and prevail. They might be plausible at first, and lead many astray; they might, by art and cunning, cover up the real character of their system; but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17Timothy must remain focused during the difficult times ahead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they shall proceed no further--Though for a time (2Ti 2:16) "they shall advance or proceed (English Version, 'increase') unto more ungodliness," yet there is a final limit beyond which they shall not be able to "proceed further" (Job 38:11; Re 11:7, 11). They themselves shall "wax worse and worse" (2Ti 3:13), but they shall at last be for ever prevented from seducing others. "Often malice proceeds deeper down, when it cannot extend itself" [Bengel]…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 3:9

• Apostasy
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Correction
• Creep
• Doctrine
• Godly
• Inspiration
• Reprobate
• Unholy
• Wise
• Worse
• Fool; Folly

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings