³But I fear, lest by any means, as ^gthe serpent ^hbeguiled Eve through his ⁱsubtilty, so your ^jminds ^kshould be corrupted from the ^lsimplicity that is in Christ.

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Footnotes

g Gen. 3:4. So John 8:44.
iSee Luke 20:23.
jSee ch. 2:11.
kSo Col. 2:4, 8.
lSee ch. 1:12.

Cross references

h 1 Tim. 2:14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of devotion to Christ.