2Cor 11:12-15 | TNotes | STEP | 11:12 Paul’s motive in refusing to accept support from the Corinthians (11:7-11 ) was to show them what true Christian service is like in contrast to the ministry of those who were looking for an opportunity to boast .

b11:7-11►

c11:13-15►

dGal 1:6-9►

e2 Cor 11:12►

fPhil 3:2►

g2 Cor 5:10►

‏ 2 Corinthians 11:12-15

11:12 ^a Paul’s motive in refusing to accept support from the Corinthians (11:7-11 ^b) was to show them what true Christian service is like in contrast to the ministry of those who were looking for an opportunity to boast.
Summary for 2Cor 11:13-15: 11:13-15 ^c Paul fiercely condemns the false teachers in Corinth (cp. Gal 1:6-9 ^d). Although the false teachers wanted to claim that their work was just like Paul’s (2 Cor 11:12 ^e), they were in fact false apostles and deceitful workers (cp. Phil 3:2 ^f). 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 ^g).