Discovery Box2 Timothy 2:2 
Context2:2 And entrust what you heard me say 1 in the presence of many others as witnesses 2 to faithful people 3 who will be competent 4 to teach others as well.
2 Timothy 2:18
Context2:18 They have strayed from the truth 5 by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.
2 Timothy 3:8
Context3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres 6 opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith 7 – also oppose the truth.
1 tn Grk “what you heard from me” (cf. 1:13).
2 tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”
3 tn Grk “faithful men”; but here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is generic, referring to both men and women.
4 tn Or “able” (see Paul’s use of this word in regard to ministry in 2 Cor 2:16; 3:5-6).
5 tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”
6 sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.
7 tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”
