2 Corinthians 9:4

9:4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated ¹  (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you. ² 

2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ³  just as the serpent ⁴  deceived Eve by his treachery, ⁵  your minds may be led astray ⁶  from a sincere and pure ⁷  devotion to Christ.

[9:4]  ¹ tn Or “be disgraced”; Grk “be put to shame.”

[9:4]  ² tn Grk “by this confidence”; the words “we had in you” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied as a necessary clarification for the English reader.

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

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Or “the snake.”

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Or “craftiness.”

[11:3]  ⁶ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

[11:3]  ⁷ 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.”