God’s Word Translation
2 Corinthians 2:11
11I don’t want Satan to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan’s scheming.
2 Corinthians 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
- New International Version (NIV)in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Context of 2 Corinthians 2:11
9I had also written to you to test you. I wanted to see if you would be obedient in every way. 10If you forgive someone, so do I. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did in the presence of Christ for your benefit. I don’t want Satan to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan’s scheming. 12When I went to the city of Troas, the Lord gave me an opportunity to spread the Good News about Christ. 13But I didn’t have any peace of mind, because I couldn’t find Titus, our brother, there. So I said goodbye to the people in Troas and went to the province of Macedonia.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 22 Corinthians 2:11 word by word
ἵνα μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ σατανᾶ· οὐ γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- ·μήmē · notG3361
- Satanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
- should get an advantageπλεονεκτέωpleonekteō · to exploitG4122
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- we areἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
- notοὐou · noG3756
- of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- devicesνόημαnoēma · mind/thoughtG3540
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 2:11
- 2 Corinthians 11:3However, I’m afraid that as the snake deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Satan attempted to attack Israel by provoking David to count the Israelites.
- Job 1:11But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he’ll curse you to your face.”
- Job 2:3The Lord asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil. And he still holds on to his principles. You’re trying to provoke me into ruining him for no reason.”
- Zechariah 3:1Then he showed me Joshua, the chief priest, standing in front of the Messenger of the Lord. Satan the Accuser was standing at Joshua’s right side to accuse him.
- Luke 22:31⌞Then the Lord said,⌟ “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks.
- John 13:2While supper was taking place, the devil had already put the idea of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.
- Acts 1:25Show us who is to take the place of Judas as an apostle, since Judas abandoned his position to go to the place where he belongs.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:5Don’t withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of self-control to tempt you.
- Ephesians 6:11Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil’s strategies.
- 2 Timothy 2:25He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth.
- 1 Peter 5:8Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.
- Revelation 2:24But the rest of you in Thyatira—all who don’t hold on to Jezebel’s teaching, who haven’t learned what are called the deep things of Satan—I won’t burden you with anything else.
- Revelation 12:9The huge serpent was thrown down. That ancient snake, named Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was thrown down to earth. Its angels were thrown down with it.
- Revelation 13:8Everyone living on earth will worship it, everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life. That book belongs to the lamb who was slaughtered before the creation of the world.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 2:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Lest Satan should get an advantage - If the man who has given sufficient proof of the sincerity of his repentance be not restored, he may be overwhelmed with sorrow, and sink into despair; and then the discipline of the Church will be represented, not as emendatory, but as leading to destruction. Of this our enemies would most gladly avail themselves, as they wish to discredit this ministry; and there is always at hand a devil to suggest evil, and prompt…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Lest Satan - The devil. The name Satan denotes an adversary, an accuser, an enemy. It is the usual proper name which is given to the devil, the great adversary of God and man. Should get an advantage of us - The literal translation of the Greek would be, “That we may not be defrauded by Satan.” ( ̔́ ̀ ͂ ̔̀ ͂ ͂ Hina mē pleonektēthōmen hupo Satana). The verb used here denotes to have more than another; then to gain, to take advantage of one, to defraud…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done wrong, again into their communion; for he was aware of his fault, and much afflicted under his punishment. Even sorrow for sin should not unfit for other duties, and drive to despair. Not only was there danger last Satan should get advantage, by tempting the penitent to hard thoughts of God and religion, and so drive him to despair; but against the churches and the ministers of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11If we practice forgiveness like Paul, Satan will not trick us into being too lenient on sin or too harsh on offenders. we are not unaware of his schemes: Compare 11:3, 14; Ephesians 6:11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Literally, "That we may have no advantage gained over us by Satan," namely, by letting one of our members be lost to us through despair, we ourselves furnishing Satan with the weapon, by our repulsive harshness to one now penitent. The loss of a single sinner is a common loss; therefore, in 2Co 2:10, he said, "for your sakes." Paul had "delivered" the offender "to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the Spirit might be saved" (1Co 5:5). Satan…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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