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Patristic A.D. 220 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on 2Tim 3:8 (On Idolatry)

Tertullian, on 2Tim 3:8

Tertullian · c. A.D. 150–220
2Tim 3:8 · Douay-Rheims
“Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.”
On this verse:
“So, too, that other species of magic which operates by miracles, emulous even in opposition to Moses, tried God's patience until the Gospel.”
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