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 The words "they" and "them" refer to the false teachers Peter speaks of in verses 12-19.
 
-# If they have escaped ... and are again entangled ... and overcome, the last state has become worse ... than the first
+# If they have escaped the corruption... and are again entangled in them and overcome
 
-This sentence is a description of a conditional statement that is true. The false teachers had at one time "escaped," but if they are again entangled ... and overcome," then "the last state has become worse ... than the first."
+The events in this conditional statement have happened. The false teachers had at one time escaped, but they became entangled and were overcome. Alternate translation: "Since they have escaped ... and are again entangled in them and overcome"
 
 # the corruption of the world