2 Corinthians 11:3

Greek	φοβοῦμαι δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. μήπως, ὡς ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὔαν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) φθαρῇ τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article νοήματα ὑμῶν ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἁπλότητος τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εἰς Χριστόν.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός Christ means “anointed one” The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ) Noun, masculine.
ESV	But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
NIV	But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
NLT	But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
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 11:2 ← 2 Corinthians 11:3 → 2 Corinthians 11:4}

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