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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are, just as with Jannes and Jambres.

Context of 2 Timothy 3:9

7always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone. 10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the 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

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 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
• Exodus 7:12Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
• Exodus 8:18But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere,
• Exodus 9:11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.
• 1 Kings 22:25Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.”
• Psalms 76:10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
• Jeremiah 28:15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.
• Jeremiah 29:21This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: “I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes.
• Jeremiah 37:19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, ‘The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land’?
• Acts 13:11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able 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 19:15One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, 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
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• Reprobate
• Unholy
• Wise
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• 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