New King James Version
2 Timothy 3:8
8Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;
2 Timothy 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
- New International Version (NIV)Just 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
- New Living Translation (NLT)These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith.
Context of 2 Timothy 3:8
6For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; 9but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. 10But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,
Read all of 2 Timothy 32 Timothy 3:8 word by word
Ὃν τρόπον δὲ Ἰάννης καὶ Ἰαμβρῆς ἀντέστησαν Μωϋσεῖ, οὕτως καὶ οὗτοι ἀνθίστανται τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, ἄνθρωποι κατεφθαρμένοι τὸν νοῦν, ἀδόκιμοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- Nowδέde · thenG1161
- asτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
- JannesἸαννῆςIannēs · JannesG2389
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- JambresἸαμβρῆςIambrēs · JambresG2387
- withstoodἀνθίστημιanthistēmi · to opposeG436
- MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- the truthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- of corruptκαταφθείρωkataphtheirō · to depraveG2704
- mindsνοῦςnous · mindG3563
- reprobateἀδόκιμοςadokimos · failingG96
- concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
- the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:8
- Exodus 7:11But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
- Exodus 8:7And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
- 2 Timothy 4:15You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
- 1 Kings 22:22The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, ‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.’
- Jeremiah 28:1And it happened in the same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
- Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
- Acts 15:24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment—
- Galatians 1:7which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
- Galatians 2:4And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
- Ephesians 4:14that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,
- 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
- 1 John 2:18Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
- 1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Revelation 2:6But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
- Acts 8:21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses - This refers to the history of the Egyptian magicians, given in Exodus 7 (see on Exodus 7:11; (note) and Exodus 7:12; (note)), and particularly the concluding observations at the end of that chapter, (note) where several things are said concerning these two men. Men of corrupt minds - It appears as if the apostle were referring still to some Judaizing teachers who were perverting the Church with their doctrines…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses - The names of these two men are not elsewhere mentioned in the Bible. They are supposed to have been two of the magicians who resisted Moses (Exodus 7:11, et al.), and who opposed their miracles to those of Moses and Aaron. It is not certain where the apostle obtained their names; but they are frequently mentioned by the Hebrew writers, and also by other writers; so that there can be no reasonable doubt that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8According to tradition, Jannes and Jambres are the names of the Egyptians who opposed Moses and practiced magic (see Exodus 7:8–13; 8:18; 9:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Now--Greek, "But"; it is no wonder there should be now such opponents to the truth, for their prototypes existed in ancient times [Alford]. Jannes ... Jambres--traditional names of the Egyptian magicians who resisted Moses (Ex 7:11, 22), derived from "the unwritten teaching of the Jews" [Theodoret]. In a point so immaterial as the names, where Scripture had not recorded them, Paul takes the names which general opinion had assigned the magicians…Read the comment
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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
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