11 However, Pharʹaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers;+ and the magic-practicing priests of Egypt themselves also proceeded to do the same thing with their magic arts.+

18 And the magic-practicing priests tried to do the same by their secret arts,+ in order to bring forth gnats, but they were unable.+ And the gnats came to be on man and beast.

8 Now in the way that Janʹnes and Jamʹbres+ resisted Moses, so these also go on resisting the truth,+ men completely corrupted in mind,+ disapproved as regards the faith.+