2 Corinthians 11:13
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
12 But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
- KJV
- For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
- WEB
- For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.
- ASV
- For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.
- DARBY
- For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
- BLB
- For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
- ÅB
- For disse er falske apostler, svikefulle arbeidere, som skaper seg om til apostler for Kristus.
- OTB
- For slike menn er falske apostler, bedragerske arbeidere, som utgir seg for å være Kristi apostler.
- B1930
- For disse er falske apostler, svikefulle arbeidere, som skaper sig om til apostler for Kristus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 1:7
which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
Read in contextRevelation 2:2
I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
Read in context1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:2
Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
Read in contextGalatians 2:4
This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
Read in contextActs 20:30
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:15
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
Read in contextColossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
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