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2 Timothy 3:9-11
New English Translation

9 But they will not go much further,[a] for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.[b]

Continue in What You Have Learned

10 You, however,[c] have followed my teaching, my[d] way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings[e] that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra.[f] I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

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  1. 2 Timothy 3:9 tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”
  2. 2 Timothy 3:9 tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Timothy 3:10 sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.
  4. 2 Timothy 3:10 tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.
  5. 2 Timothy 3:11 tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.
  6. 2 Timothy 3:11 sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.
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