2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:3–4
3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. 4For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Corinthians 11:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am afraid | Φοβοῦμαι | Phoboumai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| however | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| that just | πως | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| Eve | Εὕαν | Heuan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2096 Eve |
| was deceived | ἐξηπάτησεν | exēpatēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1818 I deceive thoroughly |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| serpent’s | ὄφις | ophis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3789 a serpent |
| cunning | πανουργίᾳ | panourgia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3834 cunning, craftiness |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| minds | νοήματα | noēmata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3540 a thought, design, the mind |
| may be led astray | φθαρῇ | phtharē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5351 I corrupt, spoil, destroy |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| simple | ἁπλότητος | haplotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G572 simplicity, sincerity, purity |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| pure | ἁγνότητος | hagnotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G54 purity, chastity |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Christ | Χριστόν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
2 Corinthians 11:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| comes | ἐρχόμενος | erchomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| proclaims | κηρύσσει | kēryssei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| other | ἄλλον | allon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| we proclaimed | ἐκηρύξαμεν | ekēryxamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
| or if | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| you receive | λαμβάνετε | lambanete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| a different | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| you received | ἐλάβετε | elabete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| a different | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | euangelion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| you accepted | ἐδέξασθε | edexasthe | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| you put up with it | ἀνέχεσθε | anechesthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G430 I endure, bear with |
| very easily | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 11:3 Colossians 2:8 · Galatians 1:6 · Ephesians 4:14 · 1 John 4:1 · Colossians 2:4 · Hebrews 13:9 · 1 Timothy 2:14 · Revelation 12:9 · Genesis 3:13 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · John 8:44 · Galatians 3:1
2 Corinthians 11:4 Galatians 1:6–8 · 1 Corinthians 3:11 · Ephesians 4:4–5 · 1 Timothy 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:4–11 · Acts 4:12 · Galatians 3:2 · Romans 8:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.