2 Corinthians 11:2-3

11:2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, ¹  to present you as a pure ²  virgin to Christ. 11:3 But I am afraid that ³  just as the serpent ⁴  deceived Eve by his treachery, ⁵  your minds may be led astray ⁶  from a sincere and pure ⁷  devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ⁸  workers, disguising themselves ⁹  as apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself ¹⁰  as an angel of light. 11:15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves ¹¹  as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. ¹² 

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¹ tn That is, to Christ.

² tn Or “chaste.”

³ tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

⁴ tn Or “the snake.”

⁵ tn Or “craftiness.”

⁶ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

⁷ tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”

⁸ tn Or “dishonest.”

⁹ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

¹⁰ tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”

¹¹ tn Or “also masquerade.”

¹² tn Or “their works.”