KJV King James Version
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
WEB World English Bible
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
ASV American Standard Version
But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.
Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 3
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
πονηροὶG4190 · ponērosevil/badδὲG1161 · dethenἄνθρωποιG444 · anthrōposa humanκαὶG2532 · kaiandγόητεςG1114 · goēsimposterπροκόψουσινG4298 · prokoptōto advanceἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖρονG5501 · cheirōnworse thanπλανῶντεςG4105 · planaōto lead astrayκαὶG2532 · kaiandπλανώμενοι.G4105 · planaōto lead astray
Cross-references
1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.2 Thessalonians 2:6-11And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.2 Peter 3:3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,2 Timothy 2:16-17But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.Ezekiel 14:9-10And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?Revelation 13:14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Job 12:16With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.Revelation 18:23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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