2Cor 11:13-15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Cor 11:13-15: 11:13-15 Paul fiercely condemns the false teachers in Corinth (cp. Gal 1:6-9 ). Although the false teachers wanted to claim that their work was just like Paul’s (2 Cor 11:12 ), they were in fact false apostles and deceitful workers (cp. Phil 3:2 ). Just as Satan changed himself into an angel of light to deceive Eve (as described in the Jewish apocryphal book The Life of Adam and Eve ), so his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness . Satan’s servants claim to be God’s servants, but their deeds are wicked , and their punishment is sure (cp. 2 Cor 5:10 ).

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bGal 1:6-9►

c2 Cor 11:12►

dPhil 3:2►

e2 Cor 5:10►

‏ 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Summary for 2Cor 11:13-15: 11:13-15 ^a Paul fiercely condemns the false teachers in Corinth (cp. Gal 1:6-9 ^b). Although the false teachers wanted to claim that their work was just like Paul’s (2 Cor 11:12 ^c), they were in fact false apostles and deceitful workers (cp. Phil 3:2 ^d). Just as Satan changed himself into an angel of light to deceive Eve (as described in the Jewish apocryphal book The Life of Adam and Eve), so his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Satan’s servants claim to be God’s servants, but their deeds are wicked, and their punishment is sure (cp. 2 Cor 5:10 ^e).