2 Timothy 3:9 (GNV)

Passage

But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:7 Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.

2 Timothy 3:8 And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.

2 Timothy 3:9 But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

2 Timothy 3:10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "preuaile", "longer", "madnesse", "shalbe", "euident", "vnto", and "theirs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "preuaile", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses..." into verse 10's "But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine...", so "shall" and "preuaile" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "preuaile" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.