2 Corinthians 11:3 BSB

2 Corinthians 11:3

I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

BSB

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ASV

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.

KJV

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But I fear - Paul had just compared the church to a virgin, soon to be presented as a bride to the Redeemer. The mention of this seems to have suggested to him the fact that the first woman was deceived and led astray by the tempter, and that the same thing might occur in regard to the church which he was so desirous should be preserved pure.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

So your minds - We might therefore be tempted, even if there were no sin in us. Might be corrupted - Losing their virginal purity. From the simplicity that is in Christ - That simplicity which is lovingly intent on him alone, seeking no other person or thing.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The same Greek stands for "minds" as for "thoughts" (2Co 10:5, also see on 2Co 10:5); intents of the will, or mind. The oldest manuscripts after "simplicity," add, "and the purity" or "chastity." in Christ--rather, "that is towards Christ."

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
φοβοῦμαι	phoboumai	I am afraid	G5399 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μή	mē	lest	G3361 →
πως	pōs	perhaps	G4458 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ὄφις	ophis	serpent	G3789 →
ἐξηπάτησεν	exēpatēsen	deceived	G1818 →
Εὕαν	Heuan	Eve	G2096 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πανουργίᾳ	panourgia	craftiness	G3834 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	G846 →
φθαρῇ	phtharēa	may be corrupted	G5351 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
νοήματα	noēmata	minds	G3540 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἁπλότητος	haplotētos	simplicity	G572 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἁγνότητος	hagnotētos	purity	G54 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Χριστόν.	Christon	Christ.	G5547 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
  but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- 2 Peter 2:1
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
- 1 Timothy 4:1
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
Through
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:20
  O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
- Ephesians 5:6
  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Through
Galatians 1:6
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:4
  For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you…
Through
Ephesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:9
  Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to…