2 Timotius 2:25

2:25 correcting ¹  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ² 

2 Timotius 3:9

3:9 But they will not go much further, ³  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:3

4:3 For there will be a time when people ⁵  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ⁶  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ⁷ 

[2:25]  ¹ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ² tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[3:9]  ³ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ⁴ 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.

[4:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ⁶ tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”