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

7They are always trying to learn new things, but they can never really understand God's true message. 8These are people who speak against God's true message, in the same way that Jannes and Jambres spoke against Moses. Their minds have become confused. The way that they serve God is false. But they will not continue to do many more bad things. Everyone will see clearly that they are fools. That is what happened to Jannes and Jambres. 10But you, Timothy, have heard my message and you know it well. You also know the way in which I have lived. You know my purpose in life. You know how I trust God. You know how patient I have been. You know my love for God and for other people. You know that I have been strong during troubles. 11You also know what happened to me in the cities called Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. People caused me to have a lot of trouble and pain in those places. But I was patient and brave in those bad troubles! And the Lord kept me safe in all those dangerous times.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• they shall proceedπροκόπτωprokoptō · to advanceG4298
• noοὐou · noG3756
• furtherπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• follyἄνοιαanoia · follyG454
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• manifestἔκδηλοςekdēlos · clearly evidentG1552
• unto allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• theirsἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:9

• 2 Timothy 3:8These are people who speak against God's true message, in the same way that Jannes and Jambres spoke against Moses. Their minds have become confused. The way that they serve God is false.
• Exodus 7:12Each of them threw down his stick and it became a snake. But Aaron's stick ate all their sticks!
• Exodus 8:18Then the Egyptian magicians tried to use their magic to make gnats appear. But they could not do it. The gnats were on all the people and on all the animals.
• Exodus 9:11All the Egyptians had boils, even the magicians. Because of the boils, the magicians could not stand in front of Moses.
• 1 Kings 22:25Micaiah answered him, ‘One day, you will know which of us has spoken the truth. That will be the day that you go to hide in a room at the back of a house.’
• Psalms 76:10Everybody will praise you, even those who are angry against you. You will show them how angry you really are.
• Jeremiah 28:15Then Jeremiah said to Hananiah, ‘Listen to me, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you as his prophet. You have spoken lies to these people and they have believed you.
• Jeremiah 29:21The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says this about Kolaiah's son Ahab and Maaseiah's son Zedekiah: ‘They are speaking to you in my name, but they are prophesying lies. So I will put them under the power of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will kill them while you watch.
• Jeremiah 37:19Your own prophets said that the king of Babylon would not attack you or the land of Judah. That was a lie, so what have you done to them?
• Acts 13:11The Lord will now punish you. You will become blind for a time. You will not even see the light of the sun.’ When Paul said that, immediately something like a dark cloud covered Elymas's eyes. He could not find his own way. He needed someone to lead him by the hand.
• Acts 19:15But one day the bad spirit in a man said to them, ‘I know who Jesus is. I also know about Paul. But I do not know who you are.’

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)

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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