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.