2 Corinthians 11:14

2 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Galatians 1:8; Genesis 3:1-5; Matthew 4:1-10; Revelation 12:9

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And no marvel - And it is not wonderful, 2 Corinthians 11:15 . Since Satan himself is capable of appearing to be an angel of light, it is not to...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of (k) light. (k) By light is meant the heavenly glory, of which the angels are partak...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Tender Appeal to the Church as a Whole. This appeal may sound like foolish sentiment. Let them bear with him. Indeed he is sure that they do. W...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no. Greek. no, as 2 Corinthians 11:4 . light . Greek. phos. App-130. See 2 Corinthians 2:11 . Revelation 2:24 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. And no marvel It is an argument from the greater to the less. “If Satan, who is the basest of all beings, nay, the head and chief of all...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. And no marvel - Και ου θαυμαστον· And no wonder; it need not surprise you wha...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Is transformed - rather, 'transforms himself' (cf. Job 1:6 ); habitu...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(b) 11:1-15. Defence of his Gospel and of his Independence St. Paul says that he also will now boast a little, for he is as much an Apostle as t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Paraphrase. 'I assure you, by the truth of Christ within me, that I shall permit no one to interfere with the grounds of this boast in the district...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Satan himself.. into an angel of light ] tempting men by making evil seem good, 'making the worse appear the better reason.' (c) 11:16-12:18. The...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 spe...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 25 FOOLISH BOASTING. 2 Corinthians 11:7-29 (R.V) THE connection of 2 Corinthians 11:7 with what precedes is not at once clear. The A...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Constrained to Silence Boasters 2 Corinthians 11:10-21 In vivid language, which proves how greatly he had been moved, the Apostle contrasts the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus stated the true grounds of glorying, and being about to make his boast (such action having been made necessary by the opposition), the ap...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or anothe...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And no marvel ,.... This need not be wondered at, nor is it any new or strange thing; nor should it be thought to be incredible that there are such...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Ver. 14. Satan himself is, &c. ] Satan, saith one, doth not always ap...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For such are false apostles Whatever they may pretend to the contrary, being destitute of that divine mission which all the true apostles have; de...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

If it seems strange that Paul asks the Corinthians to bear with a little folly in him, yet let us still remember that it is God who inspires him to w...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle Asserts His Claims. A. D. 57. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It is not at all to be wondered, that the emissaries of Satan dissemble, and pretend themselves to be what they are not, for even Satan himself, who...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul Defends His Apostleship And Compares Himself With His Opponents ( 2 Corinthians 11:1-33 ). An exact determination of who the visiting preache...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel, for even Satan fashions himself in...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 11:12 . Occasion .—General drift clear, particular application difficult, from our ignorance of facts. Hard to reco...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 11:1 . Bear with me a little in my folly; for I must glory a little when the advocate of self-applause. I know it is folly for a man...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

AN APOSTLE DRIVEN AGAINST HIS WILL INTO A SEMBLANCE OF BOASTING . EXPOSITION An apology for the "foolishness" of boasting (...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul insists upon observing this course on account of the false teachers:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Satan himself is transformed — Uses to transform himself; to put on the fairest appearances.

¹⁴ And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Related Commentaries of 2 Corinthians 11:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Corinthians 11:14