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They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_timothy/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and imposters will advance to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_timothy/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_timothy/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_timothy/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But evil people and impostors will proceed <i>from bad</i> to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_timothy/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_timothy/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will proceed <i>from bad</i> to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will proceed <i>from bad</i> to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_timothy/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_timothy/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_timothy/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_timothy/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But evil people who pretend to be what they are not will become worse than ever, as they fool others and are fooled themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_timothy/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_timothy/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But evil people and phony preachers will go from bad to worse as they mislead people and are themselves misled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_timothy/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and evil persons and impostors will keep on going from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_timothy/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse as they deceive others and are themselves deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_timothy/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_timothy/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_timothy/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But evil people and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_timothy/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But evil men and seducers will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_timothy/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But bad men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, misleading and being misled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_timothy/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_timothy/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and evil men and impostors will advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and imposters will advance to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_timothy/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_timothy/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And evil men and impostors shall proceed to worse, deceiving, and being deceived.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_timothy/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_timothy/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_timothy/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_timothy/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_timothy/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But bad and deceptive men shall grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_timothy/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But evil men and deceivers will add to their evils, as they go astray and deceive.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_timothy/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But evil men and impostors will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_timothy/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But wicked men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_timothy/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But wicked men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_timothy/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />as for these impious impostors, they will go on from bad to worse, seducing others, and deluding themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_timothy/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But bad men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, misleading and being misled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_timothy/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But evil men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_timothy/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But wicked men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_timothy/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FxoCLii8Z48?start=520" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_timothy/3.htm">All Scripture is God-Breathed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">while</a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponēroi (Adj-NMP) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">evil</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpoi (N-NMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">men</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1114.htm" title="1114: goētes (N-NMP) -- A conjuror, juggler, sorcerer; a tricky (crafty) deceiver, imposter. From goao; properly, a wizard, i.e. an imposter.">imposters</a> <a href="/greek/4298.htm" title="4298: prokopsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- From pro and kopto; to drive forward, i.e. to advance.">go from bad</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5501.htm" title="5501: cheiron (Adj-ANS-C) -- Worse, more severe. Irregular comparative of kakos; from an obsolete equivalent cheres; more evil or aggravated.">worse,</a> <a href="/greek/4105.htm" title="4105: planōntes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.">deceiving</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4105.htm" title="4105: planōmenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.">being deceived.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-12</a></span><br />The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a></span><br />For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Revelation 13:13-14</a></span><br />And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. / Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Ezekiel 13:9-10</a></span><br />My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. / Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.</p><p class="hdg">evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a></b></br> Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/2-16.htm">2 Timothy 2:16,17</a></b></br> But shun profane <i>and</i> vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:6-10</a></b></br> And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time… </p><p class="hdg">being.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-16.htm">Job 12:16</a></b></br> With him <i>is</i> strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver <i>are</i> his.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Isaiah 44:20</a></b></br> He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, <i>Is there</i> not a lie in my right hand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Ezekiel 14:9,10</a></b></br> And 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-16.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Deceivers</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Deceiving</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Impostors</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">Misleading</a> <a href="/colossians/2-4.htm">Misled</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Proceed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">Using</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-2.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-16.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/titus/2-8.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/titus/1-10.htm">Deceivers</a> <a href="/james/1-22.htm">Deceiving</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/titus/1-10.htm">False.</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Impostors</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Misleading</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Misled</a> <a href="/titus/1-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/james/3-10.htm">Proceed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Using</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">2 Timothy 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">Paul advises Timothy of the difficult times to come;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">describes the enemies of the truth;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/3-10.htm">explains unto him his own example;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">and commends the holy Scriptures;</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the early church, "evil men" refers to those who actively oppose the truth of the Gospel, often with malicious intent. Historically, the early Christian community faced persecution and opposition from both Jewish and Roman authorities, as well as from false teachers within the church. This phrase serves as a warning to believers to be vigilant against those who would seek to harm the body of Christ through deceit and malice.<p><b>imposters</b><br />The word "imposters" is translated from the Greek "γόητες" (goētes), which can mean sorcerers or deceivers. This term suggests individuals who use trickery or false appearances to mislead others. In the historical context of the New Testament, such imposters could be likened to false prophets or teachers who claim to have divine insight or authority but lead people away from the truth. The presence of imposters highlights the need for discernment within the church, as believers are called to test the spirits and hold fast to sound doctrine.<p><b>go from bad to worse</b><br />This phrase indicates a progression or escalation in wickedness. The Greek construction suggests a continual movement towards greater evil. In the scriptural context, this serves as a prophetic warning that as the end times approach, the moral and spiritual state of the world will deteriorate. This progression is not just a passive decline but an active choice to embrace greater sinfulness. For the early church, this was a call to remain steadfast in faith, knowing that the world would increasingly oppose the truth.<p><b>deceiving</b><br />The Greek word "πλανῶντες" (planōntes) is used here, meaning to lead astray or cause to wander. This term is often associated with false teaching and heresy. In the biblical narrative, deception is a tool of the enemy, used to draw believers away from the truth of God's Word. The historical context of the early church was rife with heretical teachings that sought to distort the Gospel. This serves as a reminder for Christians to be rooted in Scripture and to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to discern truth from falsehood.<p><b>being deceived</b><br />The reciprocal nature of this phrase, "being deceived," suggests that those who deceive others are themselves caught in a web of deception. The Greek "πλανώμενοι" (planōmenoi) indicates a passive state of being misled. This reflects a biblical principle that those who reject the truth of God are given over to a reprobate mind, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a>. Historically, this can be seen in the cyclical nature of sin and deception, where those who lead others astray are themselves ensnared by their own lies. For believers, this is a cautionary tale of the dangers of departing from the truth and the importance of remaining anchored in the Word of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_timothy/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse.</span>--This verse is closely connected with the following (<a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm" title="But continue you in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them;">2Timothy 3:14</a>), to which, indeed, it serves as an introduction. <a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm" title="But continue you in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them;">2Timothy 3:14</a> takes up again the exhortation to Timothy begun in <a href="/2_timothy/3-10.htm" title="But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,">2Timothy 3:10</a> : "But thou hast fully known my doctrine," &c. <a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm" title="But continue you in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them;">2Timothy 3:14</a> takes up the thought: "Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them." Here, in <a href="/2_timothy/3-13.htm" title="But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.">2Timothy 3:13</a>, these evil men and seducers (or better, perhaps, <span class= "ital">deceivers</span>) are spoken of as advancing towards the worse. History has borne witness to the accuracy of these prophetic words. The false teachers known to St. Paul and Timothy developed into the leaders of the various wild and speculative Gnostic sects, whose connection with Christianity consisted alone in the name; and each succeeding age has witnessed <span class= "ital">a development</span> in opposition to the truth as it is in Jesus. In this allusion to the gradual development of hostility to the truth it will hardly be out of place to instance the eighteenth Christian century, when opposition to the teaching of Jesus had reached such a pitch that, with the approval or even the applause of thousands, the most brilliant writer in Europe wrote of Christ and His religion in the well-known words, "Ecrasez l'infame!" while it was reserved for our own century--the nineteenth--to witness the rare, though we believe ephemeral popularity, among so-called Christian peoples of a work which, with honeyed phrases, and in romantic, graceful language, paints the Redeemer of man in the strange and apparently contradictory characters of a loving enthusiast and of a conscious impostor!<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_timothy/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="accented">Impostors</span> for <span class="accented">seducers</span>, A.V. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Evil men</span> (<span class="greek">πονηροί</span>). In <a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a> it is <span class="greek">παντὸς ἕργου πονηροῦ</span>. The adjective is applied indifferently to persons and things - evil men, evil servants, evil persons, evil generation, evil spirits, etc., and evil deeds, evil fruits, evil eye, evil works, etc. Satan, the embodiment of evil, is <span class="greek">ὁ πονηρός</span>. <span class="cmt_word">Impostors</span> (<span class="greek">γόντες</span>); only here in the New Testament. In classical Greek <span class="greek">γόης</span> is a juggler, a cheat, an enchanter. St. Paul still had the Egyptian magicians in his mind. <span class="cmt_word">Shall wax worse and worse</span> (<span class="greek">προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον</span>); see above, ver. 9, note. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_timothy/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">while</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="grk">πονηροὶ</span> <span class="translit">(ponēroi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωποι</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">imposters</span><br /><span class="grk">γόητες</span> <span class="translit">(goētes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1114.htm">Strong's 1114: </a> </span><span class="str2">A conjuror, juggler, sorcerer; a tricky (crafty) deceiver, imposter. From goao; properly, a wizard, i.e. an imposter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go [from bad]</span><br /><span class="grk">προκόψουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(prokopsousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4298.htm">Strong's 4298: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pro and kopto; to drive forward, i.e. to advance.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">worse,</span><br /><span class="grk">χεῖρον</span> <span class="translit">(cheiron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5501.htm">Strong's 5501: </a> </span><span class="str2">Worse, more severe. Irregular comparative of kakos; from an obsolete equivalent cheres; more evil or aggravated.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceiving</span><br /><span class="grk">πλανῶντες</span> <span class="translit">(planōntes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4105.htm">Strong's 4105: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">being deceived.</span><br /><span class="grk">πλανώμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(planōmenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4105.htm">Strong's 4105: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_timothy/3-13.htm">NT Letters: 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Timothy 3:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 3:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Timothy 3:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 3:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>