2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ¹  just as the serpent ²  deceived Eve by his treachery, ³  your minds may be led astray ⁴  from a sincere and pure ⁵  devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:6

11:6 And even if I am unskilled ⁶  in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ⁷  workers, disguising themselves ⁸  as apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself ⁹  as an angel of light. 11:15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves ¹⁰  as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

² tn Or “the snake.”

³ tn Or “craftiness.”

⁴ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

⁵ 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.”

⁶ sn Unskilled in speaking means not professionally trained as a rhetorician.

⁷ tn Or “dishonest.”

⁸ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

⁹ tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”

¹⁰ tn Or “also masquerade.”

¹¹ tn Or “their works.”