2 Timothy 3:6-9 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8

And like for now , A.V.; withstand for resist , A.V.; corrupted in mind for of corrupt minds , A.V. And ; but would be better. Jannes and Jambres; the traditional names of the magicians who opposed Moses; and, if Origen can be trusted, there was an apocryphal book called by their names. But Theodoret ascribes their names to an unwritten Jewish tradition. Their names are found in the Targum of Jonathan on Exodus 7:11 ; Exodus 22:22 ; and are also mentioned, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8

Corruption within. "Men of corrupt minds." It is here that evil begins, though it does not end here. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." but he does not show in himself the development of evil at once. The hour of revelation, however, will surely come; for "they that be otherwise [than good] cannot be hid." I. THEY RESIST THE TRUTH . For this reason the truth will not let them alone. It is an active searching power. It is "a discerner of the thoughts and intents of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8-9

The character and aims of the fake teachers. The apostle vividly depicts their attitude toward the truth. I. THEY HAVE THEIR HISTORICAL PROTOTYPES . "As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth." 1 . These were two Egyptian magicians , called " wise men and sorcerers " ( Exodus 7:11-22 ), who appeared at the court of Pharaoh to resist the wonder working power of Moses. Their names do not occur in the Old Testament, but they are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:9

Evident for manifest , A.V.; came to be for was , A.V. Shall proceed ( προκόψουσιν ); as 2 Timothy 2:16 (where see note) and 2 Timothy 2:13 . The apostle's meaning here is, as explained by the example of the magicians, that heresies shall not prevail against the truth. ἐπὶ πλεῖον means beyond the point indicated in his description of their future progressive evil. They would "proceed further in ungodliness," as he said in 2 Timothy 2:16 , but not up to the point of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

For of this sort are they which creep into houses - Who go slyly and insidiously into families. They are not open and manly in endeavoring to propagate their views, but they endeavor by their address to ingratiate themselves first with weak women, and through them to influence men; compare Titus 1:11. The word translated “creep into,” is rendered by Doddridge, “insinuate themselves;” by Bloomfield, “wind their way into,” in the manner of serpents; by Bretschneider, “deceitfully enter;” by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:7

Ever learning - That is, these “silly women;” for so the Greek demands. The idea is, that they seeM to be disciples. They put themselves wholly under the care of these professedly religious teachers, but they never acquire the true knowledge of the way of salvation.And never able to come to the knowledge of the truth - They may learn many things, but the true nature of religion they do not learn. There are many such persons in the world, who, whatever attention they may pay to religion, never... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:8

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses - The names of these two men are not elsewhere mentioned in the Bible. They are supposed to have been two of the magicians who resisted Moses (Exodus 7:11, et al.), and who opposed their miracles to those of Moses and Aaron. It is not certain where the apostle obtained their names; but they are frequently mentioned by the Hebrew writers, and also by other writers; so that there can be no reasonable doubt that their names were correctly handed down by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

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,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

2 Timothy 3:6-7. For, &c. As if he had said, There is need to watch against such, because there are some of them already in the church; for of this sort are those artful deceivers who creep into houses Insinuate themselves into families, and, having the appearance of godliness, lead captive silly women Gain such influence over women of low rank and mean understandings as to obtain the direction of their consciences and purses; women who, whatever pretences they may make to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:8-9

2 Timothy 3:8-9. Now as Jannes and Jambres Some ancient writers speak of these persons as the chief of Pharaoh’s magicians, whose names, though not recorded by Moses, yet being handed down by tradition, are preserved in Jonathan’s Chaldee Paraphrase on Exodus 7:11; withstood Moses We learn from Exodus 7:11; Exodus 7:22, that Pharaoh’s magicians imitated three of Moses’s miracles by their enchantments; that is, by repeating a form of words known only to themselves, in which they invoked... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:8-9

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