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2 Corinthians 2:11 (WEB)
that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

Fathers and councils · 10

Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 2
“And elsewhere:“But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the person of Christ: that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 10, 11.
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Jerome, Letters Letter 22
“And the apostle says: “We are not ignorant of his devices.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians I.11Discourse I
“For as when Adam had transgressed, his sin reached unto all men, so, when the Lord had become man and had overthrown the Serpent, that so great strength of His is to extend through all men, so that each of us may say, ‘For we are not ignorant of his devices.’” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.15Personal Letters
“And above all we glorify God, Who has given you such grace as not only to have right opinions, but also, so far as that is possible, not to be ignorant of the devices of the devil.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of Antony §10
“The blessed Apostle and his followers knew such things when they said, “for we are not ignorant of his devices;” and we, from the temptations we have suffered at their hands, ought to correct one another under them.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 82
“Then, indicating that such a result cometh of the snares of that wicked one, he saith, “Lest Satan should get an advantage over us, for we are not ignorant of his devices,”meaning that he assails us with much craft.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 10, 11.
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Theodoret of Cyrus, Letters Letter 77
“And again, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us for we are not ignorant of his devices.”” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11
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Tertullian, On Modesty Chapter 13
“But if ye shall have forgiven any, so (do) I; for I, too, if I have forgiven ought, have forgiven in the person of Christ, lest we be overreached by Satan, since we are not ignorant of his injections.”” — editor's note: See 2 Cor. ii. 5–11.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 20
“If he assail you by your want (as he dared to assail Christ), and asks that stones should be made bread, do not be ignorant of his devices.” — editor's note: 2 Cor. ii. 11.
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Hippolytus of Rome, The Refutation of All Heresies VI.25Book VI
“She wished to emulate the Father, and to produce (offspring) of herself without a marital partner, that she might achieve a work in no wise inferior to (that of) the Father.” — editor's note: [Rev. ii. 24. It belongs to the “depths of Satan” to create mythologies that caricature the Divine mysteries. Cf. 2 Cor. ii. 11.]
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