2 Corinthians 1:6

1:6 But if we are afflicted, ¹  it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ²  just as the serpent ³  deceived Eve by his treachery, ⁴  your minds may be led astray ⁵  from a sincere and pure ⁶  devotion to Christ.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “are troubled.”

[11:3]  ² tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

[11:3]  ³ tn Or “the snake.”

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Or “craftiness.”

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

[11:3]  ⁶ tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”