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Concern for Their Faithfulness

1 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little afolly—and indeed you do bear with me.  
2 For I am ajealous for you with godly jealousy. For bI have betrothed you to one husband, cthat I may present you das a chaste virgin to Christ.  
3 But I fear, lest somehow, as athe serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds bmay be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.  
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a adifferent gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!  

Paul and False Apostles

5 For I consider that aI am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles.  
6 Even though aI am untrained in speech, yet I am not bin knowledge. But cwe have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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2 Corinthians 11:3

I fear— (II Corinthians 12:20); not inconsistent with love. His source of fear was their yielding character.

subtilty—the utter foe of the "simplicity" which is intent on ONE object, Jesus, and seeks none "other," and no "other" and different Spirit (II Corinthians 11:4); but loves him with tender SINGLENESS OF AFFECTION. Where Eve first gave way, was in mentally harboring for a moment the possibility insinuated by the serpent, of GOD not having her truest interests at heart, and of this "other" professing friend being more concerned for her than God.

corrupted—so as to lose their virgin purity through seducers (II Corinthians 11:4). The same Greek stands for "minds" as for "thoughts" (II Corinthians 10:5, also see on II Corinthians 10:5); intents of the will, or mind. The oldest manuscripts after "simplicity," add, "and the purity" or "chastity."

in Christ—rather, "that is towards Christ."




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1 Timothy 2:14
Titus 2:7

 

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