That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Ver. 14. Be no more children] But young men,1 John 2:14, strong men. Many men's heads today are so big (like children that have the rickets) that all the body fareth the worse for it.
Tossed to and fro] As a feather or froth upon the waves, whirred about with every wind of doctrine; unstable souls, as St Peter calls them; simple, that believe everything, as Solomon hath it; giddy hearers, that have no mould but what the next teacher casteth them into, being blown like glasses into this or that shape at the pleasure of his breath.
By the sleight of men] Gr. εν τη κυβεια, by men's cogging of a die, the usual trade of cheaters and false gamesters.
Whereby they lie in wait to deceive] Gr. Unto a method of deceiving. The devil and his disciples are notable method mongers, so as to deceive, if it were possible, the very elect; but that they cannot do fundamentally, finally, Matthew 24:24. See Trapp on " Mat 24:24 "