Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.
New American Standard Bible
But I am afraid that, as the
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.
Holman Bible
But I fear that, as the serpent
International Standard Version
However, I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from sincere and pure devotion to the Messiah.
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.
Amplified
But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ.
An Understandable Version
But I am afraid that somehow, just as the snake tricked Eve by his cunning, your minds might [also] be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Anderson New Testament
But I fear lest, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which pertains to Christ.
Bible in Basic English
But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
Common New Testament
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but I fear lest by some means or other, as Eve was beguiled by the subtilly of the serpent, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is due to Christ.
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.
Godbey New Testament
but I fear, lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.
Goodspeed New Testament
But I am afraid that just as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts will be led astray from their single-hearted fidelity to Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
But I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from simplicity toward Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ.
King James 2000
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his cunning, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of [devotion] to Christ.
Modern King James verseion
But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity due to Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
but I am afraid of your thoughts getting seduced from a single devotion to Christ, just as the serpent beguiled Eve with his cunning.
Montgomery New Testament
But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
NET Bible
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
New Heart English Bible
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Noyes New Testament
but I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from singleheartedness toward Christ.
Sawyer New Testament
but I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve with his craftiness, so also your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.
The Emphasized Bible
But I fear lest, by any means, as, the serpent, completely deceived Eve, in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the singleness and the chastenesswhich are due unto the Christ.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the Serpent by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
But I am afraid that, as the serpent in his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may be led astray from their single-heartedness and their fidelity to Christ.
Williams New Testament
But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.
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.
Worrell New Testament
but I fear lest, by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and purity which is toward Christ.
Worsley New Testament
But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Backsliding » Is departing from the simplicity of the gospel
Devil/devils » What satan does
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Fall of man » Through temptation of the devil
Gullibleness » Some being gullible
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Satan » The prince » The serpent
Serpent » Satan appears to eve in the form of
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
Simplicity » General references to
Simplicity » Beware of being corrupted from that, which is in Christ
Solicitude » For the welfare of the church
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
Titles and names of the devil » Serpent
Woman » Creation and temptation of
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 2 Corinthians 11:3
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 11:3
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 11:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Defends His Apostleship
2 For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ. 3 But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ. 4 For indeed if a man who comes, preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or ye receive another spirit that ye did not receive, or another good-news that ye did not accept, ye well tolerated it.
Phrases
Cross References
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, he who leads the whole world astray. He was cast out to the earth, and his agents were cast out with him.
Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die.
John 8:44
Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, became in transgression.
Genesis 3:13
And LORD God said to the woman, What is this thou have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.
Galatians 1:6
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ to another good-news,
Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was earlier described among you, crucified?
Colossians 2:4
And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.
Colossians 2:8
Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.
Psalm 119:53
Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Matthew 24:24
For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
Acts 20:30-31
And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Romans 12:8
or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.
Romans 16:18-19
For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such men are FALSE apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves into apostles of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:29
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I am not made fiery?
2 Corinthians 12:20-21
For I fear lest somehow, having come, I may find you not such as I want, and I may be found by you such as ye do not want, lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, wraths, selfish ambitions, slanderings, whisperings, puffings up, t
Galatians 2:4
But that issue was because of those FALSE brothers smuggled in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.
Ephesians 4:14
So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.
Ephesians 6:24
The grace is with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptibility. Truly.
Philippians 3:18-19
For many walk, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,
Colossians 2:18
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
1 Thessalonians 3:5
Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-11
Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed--the man of sin, the son of destruction,
1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged thee, while going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesis, so that thou might command certain men not to teach something different,
1 Timothy 4:1-4
But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 Timothy 3:1-9
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear,
Titus 1:10
For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried away by various and foreign doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods by which those who walked were not benefited.
2 Peter 2:1-14
But FALSE prophets also developed among the people, as FALSE teachers will also be among you, who will sneak in pernicious denominations, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 3:3
Knowing this first, that there will come at the end of the days, scoffers, proceeding according to their own desires,
2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing in advance, keep watch, lest, having accommodated to the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.
1 John 2:18
Children, it is the last hour. And as ye heard that the antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have developed, from which we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many FALSE prophets have gone out into the world.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have sneaked in, those written about formerly for this condemnation, irreverent men, perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying our only Master God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 20:2
And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, who leads the whole world astray, and bound him a thousand years.