Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
With all deceit of unrighteousness (en pash apath adikiav). This pastmaster of trickery will have at his command all the energy and skill of Satan to mislead and deceive. How many illustrations lie along the pathway of Christian history.
For them that are perishing (toiv apollumenoiv). Dative case of personal interest. Note this very phrase in 2 Corinthians 2:15; 2 Corinthians 4:3. Present middle participle of appollumi, to destroy, the dreadful process goes on.
Because (anq on). In return for which things (anti and the genitive of the relative pronoun). Same idiom in Luke 1:20; Luke 12:3; Luke 19:44; Acts 12:23 and very common in the LXX.
The love of the truth (thn agaphn thv alhqeiav). That is the gospel in contrast with lying and deceit.
That they might be saved (eiv to swqhnai autouv). First aorist passive infinitive of swzw with eiv to, again, epexegetic purpose of
the truth if they had heeded it.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 5:43
John 7:18
Acts 17:2
Acts 20:18
1 Corinthians 1:18
2 Thessalonians 3:3
Hebrews 3:13
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