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

Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and sorcerers, and they along with the Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their secret arts.

But the magicians did the same thing with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Resist

You, too, must watch out for him, for he violently opposed our message.

"And the LORD asked him, "How?' ""I will go,' he announced, "and I will be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all of his prophets!' "So the LORD said, "You're just the one to deceive him. You will be successful. Go and do it.'

But Elymas the occult practitioner (that is the meaning of his name) continued to oppose them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Greetings. We have heard that some men, coming from us without instructions from us, have said things to trouble you and have unsettled you.

not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah.

However, false brothers were secretly brought in. They slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in the Messiah Jesus so that they might enslave us.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders,

For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism. They speak utter nonsense and deceive people.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Little children, it is the last hour. Just as you heard that an antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Men

You have no part or share in what we're saying, because your heart isn't right with God.

Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to keep knowing God fully, God delivered them to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.

because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of the Messiah.

with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences, some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship.

and the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences have been burned by a hot iron.

and incessant conflict between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth. They think that godliness is a way to make a profit.

They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.

With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.

They kept telling you, "In the last times there will be mockers, following their own ungodly desires."

Reprobate

Keep examining yourselves to see whether you are continuing in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?

General references

But the magicians did the same thing with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

The magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the boils, because the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.