2 Corinthians 11:3 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Corinthians 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 11:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Corinthians 11:3 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that <FI>is<Fi> in the Christ;”

2 Corinthians 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

2 Corinthians 11:3 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But I feare least as the serpent beguiled Eue through his subtiltie, so your mindes shoulde be corrupt from the simplicitie that is in Christ.”

2 Corinthians 11:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 11:3 in Context — 2 Corinthians 11

1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

3 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.

4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

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What Does 2 Corinthians 11:3 Mean?

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