The Apostle Paul
2 Timothy 3:13ASV·traditional attribution
But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
William Burkitt Anglican
The wicked are in far graver peril than the persecuted godly: persecution makes the righteous better, but ease makes the wicked worse and worse. They deceive others actively and are deceived by the devil passively, that grand imposter himself.
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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed
Evil men and conjurers will intensify their deception as the end approaches, the breach between light and darkness only widens. Once a man begins deceiving others, he loses the power to recover from error and falls prey to the very lies he spreads.
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Geneva Bible Notes Reformed
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (d) Their wickedness will daily increase.