2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. As thieves when they would rob a man draw him aside out of the highway into some wood, and then cut his throat, so this grand deceiver and his agents draw men aside from the right way of God's worship into some bypaths of error to their ruin. The devil he is the cheater of cheaters, and deluder of deluders; it is his constant trade, as the participle implies. And this is the reason why many false teachers may die with boldness and courage for their opinions, viz., because they are blinded and deluded by the devil; they think themselves martyrs, when they are grand deceivers and grossly deceived. We had need, therefore, to pray for the Spirit of grace and illumination that we may see the methods, depths, and devices of Satan and avoid them. (T. Hall, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.WEB: But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. |
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