²¹ For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.^{(A) 22} Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools^(B)

¹¹ For this reason God sends them^(A) a powerful delusion^(B) so that they will believe the lie^(C)

¹³ while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,^(A) deceiving and being deceived.^(B)