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

7always learning, and never able to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth. 8Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith. But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became. 10But thou hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings: what [sufferings] happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

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

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• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:9

• 2 Timothy 3:8Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.
• Exodus 7:12they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.
• Exodus 8:18And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.
• Exodus 9:11And the scribes could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the scribes, and on all the Egyptians.
• 1 Kings 22:25And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.
• Psalms 76:10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.
• Jeremiah 28:15And the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; and thou makest this people to trust in falsehood.
• Jeremiah 29:21Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsehood unto you in my name: Behold, I will give them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall smite them before your eyes.
• Jeremiah 37:19And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
• Acts 13:11And now behold, [the] Lord's hand [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.
• Acts 19:15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?

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