For I am jealous(A) over you with a godly jealousy,(B) because I have promised you in marriage to one husband—to present a pure(C) virgin to Christ. But I fear that, as the serpent(D) deceived(E) Eve(F) by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure[a] devotion to Christ.(G) For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus,(H) whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit,(I) which you had not received, or a different gospel,(J) which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Other mss omit and pure

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband,(A) to Christ, so that I might present you(B) as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,(C) your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached,(D) or if you receive a different spirit(E) from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel(F) from the one you accepted, you put up with it(G) easily enough.

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