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But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve[a] by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.(A)

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  1. 11:3 As the serpent deceived Eve: before Christ can return for the community Paul fears a repetition of the primal drama of seduction. Corruption of minds is satanic activity (see 2 Cor 2:11; 4:4). Satanic imagery recurs in 2 Cor 11:13–15, 20; 12:7b, 16–17; see notes on these passages.

Or, j’ai bien peur que vous laissiez votre esprit se corrompre et se détourner de votre attachement sincère et pur[a] à Christ, comme Eve s’est laissé séduire par le mensonge « tortueux » du serpent.

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  1. 11.3 Le terme pur est absent de certains manuscrits.

But I fear, lest somehow, as (A)the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds (B)may be corrupted from the [a]simplicity that is in Christ.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3 NU adds and purity