2 COR 2:11 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT so that we would not be taken advantage of by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

UST We should forgive others so that Satan will not control us. Indeed, we know all about his plans to control us.

BLB so that we should not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

AICNT so that we might not be taken advantage of by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

OEB so as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

WEBBE that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

LSV that we may not be over-reached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

FBV In this way Satan will not be able to take us in, because we know the tricks he thinks up.

TCNT so that we might not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.

T4T I want you to forgive him so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of the problems among us and make the situation worse. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to cause problems among us.

LEB in order that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

BBE So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.

Moff in case Satan should take advantage of our position — for I know his manœuvres!

Wymth for fear Satan should gain an advantage over us. For we are not ignorant of his devices.

ASV that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

DRA That we be not overreached by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his devices.

YLT that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.

Drby that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.

RV that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

SLT That we might not be taken advantage of by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his inventions.

Wbstr Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

KJB-1769 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

KJB-1611 Lest Satan should get an aduantage of vs: for wee are not ignorant of his deuices.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Lest Satan shoulde circumuent vs: For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs.
(Lest Satan should circumuent us: For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.)

Gnva Lest Satan should circumuent vs: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises.
(Lest Satan should circumuent us: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises. )

Cvdl lest we shulde be preuented of Sathan. For his thoughtes are not vnknowne vnto vs.
(lest we should be prevented of Satan. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.)

TNT lest Satan shuld prevet vs. For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs.
(lest Satan should prevet us. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us. )

Wycl that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis.
(that we be not deceived of Satan; for we known his thoughts.)

Luth auf daß wir nicht übervorteilt werden vom Satan; denn uns ist nicht unbewußt, was er im Sinn hat.
(on/in/to that we/us not abovevorteilt become from_the Satan; because/than us/to_us/ourselves is not unbewußt, what/which he in_the Sinn has.)

ClVg ut non circumveniamur a Satana: non enim ignoramus cogitationes ejus.[fn]
(as not/no circumveniamur from Satana: not/no because ignoramus thoughts his. )

2.11 Ut non circumveniamur. Ideo debemus condonare, ne decipiamur a Satana, per nimiam asperitatem. Sæpe enim propter asperiores animadversiones in desperationem infirmus præcipitatur.

2.11 As not/no circumveniamur. Therefore/For_that_reason we_must condonare, not decipiamur from Satana, through too_much asperitatem. Often because because asperiores animadversiones in/into/on desperationem weak/sick commandsatur.

UGNT ἵνα μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ, οὐ γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν.
(hina maʸ pleonektaʸthōmen hupo tou Satana, ou gar autou ta noaʸmata agnooumen.)

SBL-GNT ἵνα μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ, οὐ γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν.
(hina maʸ pleonektaʸthōmen hupo tou Satana, ou gar autou ta noaʸmata agnooumen.)

RP-GNT ἵνα μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ· οὐ γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν.
(hina maʸ pleonektaʸthōmen hupo tou Satana; ou gar autou ta noaʸmata agnooumen.)

TC-GNT ἵνα μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ· οὐ γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν.
(hina maʸ pleonektaʸthōmen hupo tou Satana; ou gar autou ta noaʸmata agnooumen. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:5–11: Forgive and comfort the repenting believer

In this section Paul reviewed the problem of a believer in Corinth who had sinned. The actions of this person caused Paul and the other believers there to grieve (2:5). Paul wrote earlier to the believers and told them to punish the believer who had sinned (2:9). The other believers obeyed and punished him (2:6), and he repented. Now Paul urged the believers to forgive and comfort this person (2:7). He explained that he had forgiven this person but that Satan convinces people not to forgive (2:10–11).

Paul spoke kindly here because the person had repented. He used this situation as an example to teach about forgiveness.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Forgiveness for the Sinner (NIV)

Forgive the Person Who Sinned (GW)

Forgiveness (CEV)

2:11a

in order that Satan should not outwit us.

so that Satan might not gain an advantage over us^(incl).
If we do not do that, Satan will outsmart us and exploit us.

in order that Satan should not outwit us: The Greek word that the BSB translates as outwit means “to take advantage of someone in an evil way.” Satan tries to take advantage of believers by trying to convince them to not forgive others. If believers do not forgive others, they also sin. Other ways to translate this clause are:

to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us (RSV)

so that Satan might not exploit us

in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us (GNT)

Satan: The word Satan is the Hebrew name of the leader of all the evil spirits. In Hebrew his name means “enemy.” He is the enemy of God and God’s people. Here are some ways to translate Satan:

Use a local name or idiom that refers to the chief of all demons.
Use a descriptive phrase. For example:
the chief/leader of the evil spirits
the spirit enemy of God
Borrow the common language word and spell it as someone in your area would say it. If this word is not already known in your area, you may also want to add a descriptive phrase. For example:
Satanas, the ruler of demons
Saitan If you follow this option, be sure that it communicates the biblical meaning to people in your area.

Use a term that will be acceptable to churches in the area. You may want to add a footnote or glossary entry that further explains who Satan is. For example:

Satan is the leader of all the evil spirits or demons. Once he was an angel in heaven, but he rebelled against God. God expelled him from heaven, and now he tempts people on earth. Other names for him are “Beelzebul,” “the Devil,” “the Evil One,” “the Enemy,” and “the Tempter.”

2:11b

For we are not unaware of his schemes.

For we^(incl) are not ignorant of his plans/purposes.
For we know that he is always planning ways to convince/tempt us to sin.

For: Here the word For introduces an explanation of 2:11a.

we are not unaware of his schemes: This clause indicates that Paul and the believers knew about Satan’s plans to outwit them. They knew that Satan always tries to make them follow his evil plans. Other ways to translate this clause are:

we are not ignorant of his schemes (NASB)

we know what his plans are (GNT)

we know his evil purposes

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here, the phrase so that introduces the purpose for which Paul and Corinthians should “forgive” others (See: [2:10](../02/10.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a purpose. Alternate translation: [in order that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα μή πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπό τοῦ Σατανᾶ οὒ γάρ αὐτοῦ τά νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Satan would not take advantage of us]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα μή πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπό τοῦ Σατανᾶ οὒ γάρ αὐτοῦ τά νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν)

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Paul said in the first half of this verse about Satan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation. Alternate translation: [because] or [inasmuch as]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ & αὐτοῦ τὰ νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα μή πλεονεκτηθῶμεν ὑπό τοῦ Σατανᾶ οὒ γάρ αὐτοῦ τά νοήματα ἀγνοοῦμεν)

Here the author uses a figure of speech that expresses a strong positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: [we are fully aware of his schemes] or [we are very knowledgeable about his schemes]

Parallel 2 COR 2:11

Section 2:5–11: Forgive and comfort the repenting believer

2:11a

2:11b

Parallel 2 COR 2:11