2 Corinthians 11:3

Jerome

• Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 2

  “And to the Corinthians he writes:“I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is toward Christ.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, An Answer to the Jews Chapter 10

  “…were suffering extermination by serpents, except that in this case he was exhibiting the Lord’s cross on which the “serpent” the devil was “made a show of,” and, for every one hurt by such snakes—that is, his angels—on turning intently from the peccancy of sins to the sacraments of Christ’s cross, salvation was…” — editor's note: Comp. Col. ii. 14, 15, as before; also Gen. iii. 1, etc.; 2 Cor. xi. 3; Rev. xii. 9.

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11Conference XIV

  “But this that follows will be directed to him by the words of the same Apostle: “But I am afraid lest as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, so your minds should be corrupted and fall from the simplicity which is in Christ Jesus.”” — editor's note: Ib. ver. 3.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Confessions XIII.13Book XIII

  “…lest that, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so their minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in our Bridegroom, Thine only Son.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3, and 1 John iii. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 127

  “To this guardianship these words of the Apostle relate: “I fear, lest by any means your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 43

  “…he subjoined, “But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 55

  “And, “I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds also should be corrupted from the purity which is in Christ;” that is, which is in the faith of Christ.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 2, 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 88

  ““If thou know not thyself,” that in uprightness, “he hath espoused thee to Me, to present you a chaste Virgin to Christ;” and that in uprightness thou shouldest present thine own self to Me, lest by evil converse, “as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds too should be corrupted from my purity.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XIV.7Book XIV

  “And, “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.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 8

  ““I fear,” saith he, “lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtilty, so also your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and chastity which is in Christ.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 13

  ““I fear,” saith he, “lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the chastity which is in Christ.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 2, 3.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.25Festal Letters

  “…made mention of heretics as dead, but of ourselves as possessing the Divine Scriptures for salvation; and since I fear lest, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, some few of the simple should be beguiled from their simplicity and purity, by the subtilty of certain men, and should henceforth read other books—those…” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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Basil the Great

• Basil the Great, Letters Letter 46

  “I was indeed ever afraid “lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your mind should be corrupted;” wherefore by countless counter-charms I strove to control the agitation of your senses, and by countless safeguards to preserve the bride of the Lord.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit II.8Book II

  “For it is written: “Ye are all one in Christ Jesus,” and elsewhere: “To those sanctified in Christ Jesus,” and again: “That we might be the righteousness of God in Him,” and in another place: “Should fall from the chastity which is in Christ Jesus.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Book 3

  ““Vereor autem, ne sicut serpens seduxit Evam in astutia, corrumpantur sensus vestri a simplicitate, quæ in Christo est,” pie admodum et doctoris instar dixit Apostolus.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. xi. 3.

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• Galatians 4:10

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Colossians 2:21

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Exodus 20:14

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Isaiah 47:13

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Jeremiah 3:6

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Hosea 4:12

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Matthew 22:29

  Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.25.

• Luke 1:1

  Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.25.

• John 5:39

  Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.25.

• Acts 20:29

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.

• Acts 20:30

  Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11.