2 Timothy 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ¹ 

2 Timothy 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ²  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

2 Timothy 3:8

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ³  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ⁴  – also oppose the truth.

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¹ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

² tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

³ sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

⁴ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”