Paul and the False Apostles
2 Corinthians 11:14
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
- KJV
- And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
- WEB
- And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
- ASV
- And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.
- LSV
- and no wonder—for even Satan transforms himself into a messenger of light;
- YLT
- and no wonder — for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;
- DBY
- And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
- DRC
- And no wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light.
- GNV
- And no marueile: for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read θαῦμα (“wonder”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read θαυμαστόν (“wonderful”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: θαῦμα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θαῦμα; Robinson–Pierpont read θαυμαστόν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ οὐ θαῦμα, αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Σατανᾶς μετασχηματίζεται εἰς ἄγγελον φωτός·
- RP2018
- Καὶ οὐ θαυμαστόν· αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Σατανᾶς μετασχηματίζεται εἰς ἄγγελον φωτός.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ οὐ θαυμαστόν· αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Σατανᾶς μετασχηματίζεται εἰς ἄγγελον φωτός.
- SCR1894
- και ου θαυμαστον αυτος γαρ ο σατανας μετασχηματιζεται εις αγγελον φωτος
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Cross-references most cited first
- Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
- 2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- Matthew 4:1–10Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones…
- Genesis 3:1–5Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” The woman answered the serpent,…
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