2 Timothy 3:9

But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.

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KJV

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

ASV

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

YLT

but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

DBT

But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

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How then does the apostle say in another place: "they will increase unto more ungodliness" (2 Tim. 2:16)? There he affirms that heretics, having begun to introduce novelties and errors, do not stop, but constantly invent newer ones. Here, however, he affirms that they will …

Theophylact of Ohrid· Commentary on 2 Timothy, 1107patristic

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But they shall proceed no further,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

But 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 there would be a fair development of it, and it would be seen to be folly.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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2 Timothy 3:8
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
1 Corinthians 3:13
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
Exodus 7:12
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
Jeremiah 28:15–17
Then 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.
Exodus 9:11
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
Jeremiah 29:31–32
“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
1 Kings 22:25
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Jeremiah 37:19
Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
Exodus 8:18–19
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
Acts 19:15–17
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
Jeremiah 29:21–23
This 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.
Psalms 76:10
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

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2 Timothy 3:8
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
leads to
- Acts 13:8–11
  But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 2:20
  But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
- Exodus 7:11
  But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
  and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- Titus 1:16
  They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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Exodus 7:12
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
leads to
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Exodus 8:18–19
  The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Exodus 9:11
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
leads to
- Isaiah 47:12–14
  So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!

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