2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
In Context
Cross References
Job 1:11But, in very deed, put forth, I pray thee, thy hand, and smite all that he hath,—verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.
Job 2:5In very deed, put forth, I pray thee thy hand, and smite unto his bone, and unto his flesh,—verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.
Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me, Joshua the high priest, standing before the messenger of Yahweh,—and, the Accuser, standing at his right hand, to accuse him.
Luke 22:31Simon! Simon! lo! Satan, hath claimed you, to sift as wheat;
Acts 1:25To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas went aside, to go his way unto his own place.
2 Corinthians 4:4In whom, the god of this age, hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to the end they may not discern the radiance of the glad-message of the glory of the Christ—who is the image of God.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:6-12
Case of the Incestuous Person. ( a. d. 57.) 5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. 6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye… Read the whole commentary →