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2 Timothy 3:6-8
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6 For some of these insinuate themselves[a] into households and captivate weak women[b] who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions. 7 Such women are always seeking instruction,[c] yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 And just as Jannes and Jambres[d] opposed Moses, so these people—who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith[e]—also oppose the truth.

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  1. 2 Timothy 3:6 tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”
  2. 2 Timothy 3:6 tn Or “silly women.”
  3. 2 Timothy 3:7 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. 2 Timothy 3:8 sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.
  5. 2 Timothy 3:8 tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”
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