3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here we may observe, 1. The apology the apostle makes for going about to commend himself. He is loth to enter upon this subject of self-commendation: Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly , 2 Cor. 11:1. He calls this folly, because too often it is really no better. In his case it was necessary; yet, seeing others might apprehend it to be folly in him, he desires them to bear wit…
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