⁸ Then all the king’s wise men^(A) came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.^(B)

⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses,^(A) so also these teachers oppose^(B) the truth. They are men of depraved minds,^(C) who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.

⁹ But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men,^(A) their folly will be clear to everyone.