2 Timothy 3:6-9

3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ¹  into households and captivate weak women ²  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions. 3:7 Such women are always seeking instruction, ³  yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ⁴  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ⁵  – also oppose the truth. 3:9 But they will not go much further, ⁶  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ⁷ 

2 Timothy 3:13

3:13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, ⁸  deceiving others and being deceived themselves. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

² tn Or “silly women.”

³ tn Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

⁵ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

⁶ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

⁷ tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Grk “will advance to the worse.”

⁹ tn Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”