²² The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and ^(A)be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’

²⁸ And just as they did not see fit ^[a]to acknowledge God any longer, ^(A)God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,