corrupt = being corrupted. Greek. phtheiro. Compare 1Cor. Eph_15:33.
the deceitful lusts = the desires of the deceit (Greek. apate). Here, the desires of the deceiver, as in Eph_4:14 "the error" is used for the cause of it, the devil. Compare Rev_12:9; Rev_20:3, Rev_20:8, Rev_20:10.