2 Timothy 3:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

As

Exodus 7:11

Exodus 8:7

Resist

Men

Reprobate

2 Corinthians 13:5

General references

Exodus 8:7

Exodus 9:11

Bible References

As

But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers—the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices.

But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

Resist

Watch out for him yourself because he strongly opposed our words.

“The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

“He said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’

“Then He said, ‘You will certainly entice him and prevail. Go and do that.’

But Elymas the sorcerer (this is the meaning of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Because we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,

not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to change the good news about the Messiah.

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Men

You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites.

They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.

They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

they told you, “In the end time there will be scoffers walking according to their own ungodly desires.”

Reprobate

Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.

General references

But the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.