"Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.

Watch out for those who do evil things, those dogs, those who insist on cutting the body.

As Jannes and Jambres were opposed to Moses, so also these people are opposed to the truth---people whose minds do not function and who are failures in the faith.