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提摩太后书 3:13

但惡人和騙子必越來越壞,他們欺騙人,也必受欺騙。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Deceit;   Doctrines;   Hypocrisy;   Minister, Christian;   Seduction;   Sin;   Temptation;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Deceivers;   Deterioration;   Deterioration-Development;   Error;   Seducers;   Sin;   Sin's;   Sin-Saviour;   Temptation;   Transgression;   Truth-Falsehood;   The Topic Concordance - Deception;   Evil;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Deceit;   Titles and Names of the Wicked;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Demon;   Evil;   Magic;   Timothy, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ephesus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Titus, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jude, Epistle of;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Wicked;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Perilous Times;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Heresy;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Enchantment;   Parousia;   Pastoral Epistles, the;   Seduce;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 4;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
只 是 作 恶 的 和 迷 惑 人 的 , 必 越 久 越 恶 , 他 欺 哄 人 , 也 被 人 欺 哄 。

Contextual Overview

10 But you have followed what I teach, the way I live, my goal, faith, patience, and love. You know I never give up. 11 You know how I have been hurt and have suffered, as in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I have suffered, but the Lord saved me from all those troubles. 12 Everyone who wants to live as God desires, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted. 13 But people who are evil and cheat others will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, but they will also be fooling themselves. 14 But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know they are true, because you trust those who taught you. 15 Since you were a child you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing people what is wrong in their lives, for correcting faults, and for teaching how to live right. 17 Using the Scriptures, the person who serves God will be capable, having all that is needed to do every good work.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

evil: 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:17, 2 Thessalonians 2:6-10, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Peter 3:3, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:14, Revelation 18:23

being: Job 12:16, Isaiah 44:20, Ezekiel 14:9, Ezekiel 14:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:5 - General Leviticus 13:3 - deeper Leviticus 13:35 - General 1 Samuel 19:1 - And Saul 1 Kings 13:33 - made again 2 Chronicles 33:23 - trespassed more and more Psalms 119:118 - their deceit Proverbs 10:16 - the fruit Proverbs 14:8 - folly Isaiah 30:1 - add Jeremiah 9:3 - for they Jeremiah 16:12 - worse Jeremiah 29:8 - Let Ezekiel 8:13 - greater Ezekiel 8:15 - Hast Ezekiel 13:10 - seduced Hosea 13:2 - now Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar Matthew 7:15 - which Luke 6:39 - Can Luke 21:8 - Take 1 Corinthians 3:12 - wood 1 Corinthians 3:18 - deceive 2 Corinthians 11:3 - so Galatians 6:3 - he deceiveth Ephesians 4:14 - tossed Colossians 2:4 - lest Colossians 2:8 - philosophy Titus 1:10 - there James 1:22 - deceiving 1 John 1:8 - we deceive 1 John 2:26 - concerning 1 John 4:1 - many Revelation 16:11 - and repented not Revelation 22:11 - that is unjust

Cross-References

Genesis 3:4
But the snake said to the woman, "You will not die.
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man answered, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."
Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man like me can learn things by signs and dreams?"
1 Samuel 13:11
Samuel asked, "What have you done?" Saul answered, "I saw the soldiers leaving me, and you were not here when you said you would be. The Philistines were gathering at Micmash.
2 Samuel 3:24
Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he's gone.
John 18:35
Pilate answered, "I am not one of you. It was your own people and their leading priests who handed you over to me. What have you done wrong?"
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not tricked, but the woman was tricked and became a sinner.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,.... By "evil men" are meant, not sinful men in common, as all are by nature and practice; nor only open profane sinners but rather wicked men under a form of godliness, as before; and who are full of wickedness and malice against truly godly persons, even as the devil himself, of whom the same word is used, when he is called the wicked one; and this is a reason why true professors of religion must expect persecution, seeing as there ever were, so there ever will be such sort of men, who will not grow better, but worse and worse. The word for "seducers", signifies sorcerers, enchanters, a sort of jugglers; and as the other, it well suits with the ecclesiastics of the church of Rome, who pretend to miracles, and do lying wonders, and by their sorceries deceive all nations, Revelation 18:23 and these "shall wax worse and worse"; in principle and in practice, in ungodliness, and in error, in wickedness and malice against the saints, and in the arts of deceiving; so the church of Rome is never to be expected to be better, but worse; at the time of the fall of Babylon she will be an habitation of devils, the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird, Revelation 18:2

deceiving: not God, but themselves and others even all nations, excepting the elect of God; which they do by their good words and fair speeches, and by their show of devotion and religion, and by their pretended miracles and lying wonders:

and deceived by the old serpent, the devil, under whose power and influence they are, in whose snare they are taken, and by whom they are led captive, and will at last share the same fate with himself, and be cast into the same lake of fire and brimstone.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse - That is, it is the character of such men to do this; they may be expected to do it. This is the general law of depravity - that if men are not converted, they are always growing worse, and sinking deeper into iniquity. Their progress will be certain, though it may be gradual, since “nemo repente turpissimus.” The connection here is this: that Timothy was not to expect that he would be exempt from persecution 2 Timothy 3:12, by any change for the better in the wicked men referred to. He was to anticipate in them the operation of the general law in regard to bad men and seducers - that they would grow worse and worse. From this fact, he was to regard it as certain that he, as well as others, would be liable to be persecuted. The word rendered “seducers” - γόης goēs - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It means, properly, a “juggler, or diviner;” and then, a “deceiver, or impostor.” Here it refers to those who by seductive arts, lead persons into error.

Deceiving - Making others believe that to be true and right, which is false and wrong. This was, of course, done by seductive arts.

And being deceived - Under delusion themselves. The advocates of error are often themselves as really under deception, as those whom they impose upon. They are often sincere in the belief of error, and then they are under a delusion; or, if they are insincere, they are equally deluded in supposing that they can make error pass for truth before God, or can deceive the Searcher of hearts. The worst victims of delusion are those who attempt to delude others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 13. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse — They will yet get on for a season, deceiving themselves and deceiving others; but, by and by, their folly will become manifest to all, 2 Timothy 3:9. The word γοητες, which we render seducers, signifies jugglers, pretenders to magical arts; probably persons dealing in false miracles, with whom the Church in all ages has been not a little disgraced.


 
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