Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. New Living Translation But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. English Standard Version And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Berean Standard Bible And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Berean Literal Bible And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. King James Bible And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. New King James Version And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. New American Standard Bible No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. NASB 1995 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. NASB 1977 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Legacy Standard Bible And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Amplified Bible And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Christian Standard Bible And no wonder! For Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Holman Christian Standard Bible And no wonder! For Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. American Standard Version And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And not to wonder at this, for if he who is Satan resembles an Angel of light, Contemporary English Version And it is no wonder. Even Satan tries to make himself look like an angel of light. Douay-Rheims Bible And no wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light. English Revised Version And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. GOD'S WORD® Translation And no wonder, even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Good News Translation Well, no wonder! Even Satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light! International Standard Version And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Literal Standard Version and no wonder—for even Satan transforms himself into a messenger of light; Majority Standard Bible And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. New American Bible And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. NET Bible And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. New Revised Standard Version And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. New Heart English Bible And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. Webster's Bible Translation And no wonder; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Weymouth New Testament And no wonder. Satan, their master, can disguise himself as an angel of light. World English Bible And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. Young's Literal Translation and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul and the False Apostles…13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.… Cross References Matthew 4:10 "Away from Me, Satan!" Jesus declared. "For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'" Galatians 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. Colossians 1:13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, Treasury of Scripture And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. for. 2 Corinthians 11:3 But 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. 2 Corinthians 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? … Jump to Previous Able Adversary Angel Disguise Disguises Fashioneth Form Light Marvel Master Messenger Satan Transform Transformed Wonder WonderfulJump to Next Able Adversary Angel Disguise Disguises Fashioneth Form Light Marvel Master Messenger Satan Transform Transformed Wonder Wonderful2 Corinthians 11 1. Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, he enters into a forced commendation of himself,5. of his equality with the chief apostles, 7. of his preaching the gospel to them freely, and without any charge to them; 13. showing that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative; 23. and in the service of Christ, and in all kinds of sufferings for his ministry, far superior. (14) For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.--The present tense of the original excludes the thought that reference is made to any special incident (such as the appearance of Satan among "the sons of God," of Job 1:6) recorded in the Old Testament, or in tradition. The thought is rather that Satan is ever so transforming himself. If we are to look for any special allusion, we may find a possible explanation in the words "though we, or an angel from heaven," in Galatians 1:8. They suggest the thought, as at least a probable inference, that the Judaising teachers had claimed the authority of an angelic message for the gospel which they preached, and set this against the authority of the angelic visions which St. Luke had recorded in the case of Cornelius (Acts 10:2). It is probable, we may add, that the Christ-party at Corinth, as distinct from that of Cephas, had affinities with the Jewish sect of the Essenes, and they, we know, were addicted to the worship of angels (Jos. Wars, ii. 8, ? 6), and made much of revelations conveyed through their ministry. On this supposition St. Paul may, in his allusive way, mean to imply that they were mistaking a satanic for an angelic apparition. Something of the kind is obviously implied in the stress which St. Paul lays on his own visions and revelations in 2Corinthians 12:1.Verse 14. - Even Satan ... angel of light. This is one of Satan's devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). The allusion may be to the temptation (Matthew 4:8, 9); or to the appearances of Satan with the angels before God in the Book of Job (Job 2:1); or perhaps to the Jewish hagadah, that the "angel" who wrestled with Jacob was in reality Satan. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. no οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. wonder, θαῦμα (thauma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2295: (a) concr: a marvel, wonder, (b) abstr: wonder, amazement. Apparently from a form of theaomai; wonder. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. Satan Σατανᾶς (Satanas) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4567: An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil. himself αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. masquerades μετασχηματίζεται (metaschēmatizetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3345: From meta and a derivative of schema; to transfigure or disguise; figuratively, to apply. as εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. an angel ἄγγελον (angelon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. of light. φωτός (phōtos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. 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