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2 Corinthians 11:3

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “purity the” (ἁγνότητος τῆς) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “thus” (οὕτως) before may be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

φοβοῦμαιphoboumaiI fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.I fearδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μήmēnotμήconjunction — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πωςpōslestπώςadverb — “lest”G4458howlestὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφιςophisserpentὄφιςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “serpent”, the subject formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.the serpentἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenbeguiledἐξαπατάω (exapataō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “beguiled”, a single actionG1818I deceive thoroughly.beguiledΕὕανheuanEveΕὕα (heua)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Eve”, the object formG2096Eve, the first woman; wife of first man Adam.Eveἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πανουργίᾳpanourgiasubtiltyπανουργίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “subtilty”, the to- or for-formG3834shrewdness, skill; hence: cunning, craftiness.subtiltyαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.φθαρῇphtharēshould be corruptedφθείρω (phtheirō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should be corrupted”, a single actionG5351I corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin.should be corruptedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νοήματαnoēmatamindνόημα (noēma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “mind”, the subject formG3540a thought, purpose, design; the mind; the heart, soul, feelings.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁπλότητοςhaplotētossimplicityἁπλότης (haplotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “simplicity”, the of-formG572simplicity, sincerity, purity, graciousness.This verse uses “simplicity”.the simplicityκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγνότητοςhagnotētospurityἁγνότης (hagnotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “purity”, the of-formG54purity, chastity.This verse uses “purity”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰςeisthat is inεἰςpreposition — “that is in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.that is inτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστόνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω (houtō)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.

Literal (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;

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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.

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;

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.

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.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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