3:8 Who were Jannes and Jambres?
3:8 Who were Jannes and Jambres?
Although their names were not mentioned in the Old Testament, it is generally agreed among bible scholars that Jannes and Jambres were the two magicians who opposed Moses and Aaron in Pharaoh's court.
They tried to duplicate the miracles God wrought through Moses and Aaron, until God brought them to nought.
Paul was speaking of the false and morally dangerous teachers as opposed to the truth in Ephesus, as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses (CP V1-9 with Ex 7:8-22; 8:16-19).