2 Corinthians 2:11–12
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.
12 When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us, because we know very well what Satan’s plans are.
12 When I came to Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord gave me a good opportunity there.
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
12 Now when I came to Troas for the publication of the glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in the Lord,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 I don’t want Satan to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan’s scheming.
12 When I went to the city of Troas, the Lord gave me an opportunity to spread the Good News about Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, the Lord opened a door for me.
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 And we do this so that we may not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
12 When I came to Troas to proclaim the good news of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord;
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 in order that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
12 Now when I arrived in Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened for me by the Lord,
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 We don’t want Satan to outsmart us. We know how he does his evil work.
12 I went to Troas to preach the good news about Christ. There I found that the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me.
2 Corinthians 2:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,