5. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
6. They are the kind who work their way into people’s homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires.
7. (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.)
8. These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith.
9. But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are, just as with Jannes and Jambres.
10. But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance.
11. You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it.
12. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.