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2 Timothy 3:13

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11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.

15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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BSB
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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.
ASV
But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
DARBY
But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.
BLB
But evil men and imposters will advance to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
ÅB
Men onde mennesker og slike som kverver synet på folk, går fram til det verre; de fører vill og farer vill.
OTB
Men onde mennesker og bedragere skal gå fra vondt til verre, bedragende og selv bedratt.
B1930
Men onde mennesker og slike som kverver synet på folk, går frem til det verre; de fører vill og farer vill.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 4:1

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

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  • Titus 3:3

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:8

    Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

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  • 2 Peter 2:20

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:6–11

    And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

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  • 2 Peter 3:3

    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:16–17

    But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,

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  • Ezekiel 14:9–10

    But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

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