11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and I fear, lest, as the serpent deceived Eve in his subtlety, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that [is] in the Christ;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I worry that in some way, just as the serpent deceived Eve with his devious cunning, that you might be led astray in your thinking from your sincere and pure commitment to Christ.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that [is] in the Christ;
- DBY Darby Translation
- But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, [so] your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But I fear lest, as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted, and fall from the simplicity that is in Christ.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Φοβοῦμαι | Phoboumai | I am afraid | G5399 φοβέω to fear |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 δέ then |
| μή | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| πως | pōs | that just | G4459 πῶς how?! |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὄφις | ophis | serpent’s | G3789 ὄφις snake |
| ἐξηπάτησεν | exēpatēsen | was deceived | G1818 ἐξαπατάω to deceive |
| Εὕαν | Heuan | Eve | G2096 Εὖα Eve |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πανουργίᾳ | panourgia | cunning | G3834 πανουργία craftiness |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| φθαρῇ | phtharē | may be led astray | G5351 φθείρω to destroy |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νοήματα | noēmata | minds | G3540 νόημα mind/thought |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῆς | tēs | [your] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁπλότητος | haplotētos | simple | G572 ἁπλότης openness |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁγνότητος | hagnotētos | pure [devotion] | G54 ἁγνότης purity |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστόν | Christon | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
Related verses
- Colossians 2:8
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
- Galatians 1:6
I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”;
- Ephesians 4:14
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
- 1 John 4:1
Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Colossians 2:4
Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
- Hebrews 13:9
Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
- 1 Timothy 2:14
Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
- Revelation 12:9
The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Genesis 3:13
Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
2 For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different “good news”, which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.
5 For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 11 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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