2 Timothy 3:8-9

[8] Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. [9] But they shall proceed no further: for their folly manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

What is the context of 2 Timothy 3:8-9?

The Dangers of the Last Days (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
Difficult Times Ahead (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
What People will be Like in the Last Days (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
Perilous Times and Perilous Men (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
Dealing With False Teachers (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
Godlessness in the Last Days (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
Difficult Times Ahead in the Last Days (2 Timothy 3:1-9 true)
“Difficult Times Will Come” (2 Timothy 3:1-17 true)

What does 2 Timothy 3:8-9 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Paul used the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses in the plagues ( Exodus 7:11; Exodus 9:11) to illustrate the fate of these false teachers. Jewish oral or written tradition preserved their names even though the Old Testament did not. ^[1] Their names, probably nicknames, mean "the rebel" and "the opponent." ^[2] Like these magicians, the false teachers opposed God"s revealed truth, possessed corrupt minds, and were outside the fold of the faithful. They would proceed only so far, as their Egyptian predecessors did. Their foolishness would become common knowledge when their power would prove inadequate.