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2 Corinthians 11:3

“But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward the Messiah.”

2 Corinthians 11:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Paul fears minds will be led astray from simple devotion, as the serpent deceived EveTemptation

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Explicit type · Genesis 3:13

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Paul compares the danger facing the Corinthians with the serpent’s deception of Eve. Genesis 3:13 also uses “deceive”: “the serpent deceived me.”

The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:

ὡς ὁ ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὕαν “as the serpent deceived Eve” (2 Corinthians 11:3)

  • ὄφιςophisG3789נָּחָשׁnajashH5175“serpent”
  • ἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenG1818הִשִּׁיאַhishiaH5377“deceive”

2 Corinthians 11:3, word by word

I am afraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumai

be afraid

To be afraid: "do not fear".

Where else “phoboumai” appears
somehowπωςpōs

somehow

"Somehow", "in some way".

Where else “pōs” appears
the serpentὄφιςophis

snake

Snake, serpent.

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deceivedἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsen

deceive

Deceive, lead astray completely.

Where else “exēpatēsen” appears
EveΕὕανHeuan

Eve

Eve: the first woman. In Hebrew her name is "Chavvah", which sounds like "living" (Genesis 3:20).

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his cunningπανουργίᾳpanourgiai

craftiness

Craftiness, cunning, trickery.

Where else “panourgiai” appears
your mindsνοήματαnoēmata

mind

Someone's way of thinking.

Where else “noēmata” appears
may be corruptedφθαρῇphtharēi

corrupt

To spoil from within.

Where else “phtharēi” appears
the simplicityἁπλότητοςhaplotētos

sincerity

A heart without duplicity, with a single aim.

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the purityἁγνότητοςhagnotētos

purity

Purity of life, cleanness in conduct.

Where else “hagnotētos” appears
the MessiahΧριστόνChriston

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

It recalls Genesis 3:13. Some manuscripts do not have “and the purity.”

The context

2For I am jealous for you with God’s jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.

3 · This verse (above)

4For if the one who comes proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit that you did not receive, or a different good news that you did not accept, you bear with it well enough!

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