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2 Timothy 3:8

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

2 Timothy 3:8

Verse 8 of 17

Scripture focus

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

2 Timothy 3:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:8

Theological / Devotional

Jannes and Jambres. Although not found in the OT, these names are preserved in a Jewish Targum (see Vol. V, pp. 95, 96) that comments on Ex. 7:11. Purportedly, these men were two of the magicians who imitated the miracles of Moses when he first appeared before Pharaoh.

Withstood. Literally, “stood against.”

So do these. That is, as Jannes and Jambres obstructed the communication of truth, so do false religious teachers.

Corrupt minds. The mind determines the direction of the will. Right conduct cannot be expected unless there is right thinking. Consequently, right doctrine precedes right living.

Reprobate. Gr. adokimoi, “not approved,” “not genuine.” The message, or “faith,” of these religious teachers does not ring true. Compare 2 Tim. 2:15.

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