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But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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The Downward Spiral of Evil
Commentators agree that this verse describes a spiritual principle: evil people and false teachers do not remain static but actively 'grow worse and worse.' Matthew Henry describes this as a 'downhill' path. This serves as a warning that opposition to the faith should not be expected to improve on its own, but rather to intensify over time.
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2 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse. That is, it is the character of such men to do this; they may be expected to do it. …
Impostors (γοητες). Old word from wailers (γοαω, to bewail), professional mourners, deceivers, jugglers. Here only in the N.T. Mod…
19th Century
Anglican
But evil men and seducers will grow worse and worse.—This verse is closely connected with the following ([Reference 2 Tim…
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16th Century
Protestant
But wicked men and impostors—this is the most bitter of all persecutions, when we see wicked men, with their sacrilegious boldness, with t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse By "evil men" are meant, not sinful men in common, as all are by…
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The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ, as taught by the apostles, the more closely we will hold fast to it. When we know the afflictions of…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle presented his own persecutions as an example for Timothy. Here, to prevent it from seeming that he alone was unde…
