7保罗在林后十一章把蛇在夏娃身上所作的，应用到热中犹太教的人和在哥林多的召会。我相信保罗在灵的深处，知道这二者其实是一件事；发生在哥林多的事，乃是重演伊甸园中所发生的事。夏娃是妻子，而在哥林多的召会是许配给基督这独一丈夫的贞洁童女。因此，保罗在十一章二节说，“我以神的妒忌，妒忌你们，因为我曾把你们许配一个丈夫，要将一个贞洁的童女献给基督。”不仅如此，在伊甸园的妻子受了狡猾的蛇打岔；在哥林多的童女也因着热中犹太教的人而受到撒但打岔。保罗……把热中犹太教的人与撒但相提并论：“那等人是假使徒，是诡诈的工人，装作基督的使徒。这并不希奇，因为撒但自己也装作光的使者。”（13~14）保罗……指明，热中犹太教的人是假使徒，是撒但的差役〔15〕。
7In 2 Corinthians 11 Paul applies to the Judaizers and the church in Corinth what the serpent did to Eve. I believe that, deep in his spirit, Paul realized that these two matters were actually one and that what was happening in Corinth was a repetition of what took place in the garden of Eden. Eve was a wife, and the church in Corinth was a pure virgin, betrothed to one husband, Christ. For this reason, in 11:2 Paul says, “I am jealous over you with a jealousy of God; for I betrothed you to one husband to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.” Furthermore, the wife in the garden of Eden was distracted by the subtle serpent. In Corinth the virgin was being distracted by Satan through the Judaizers… Paul associates the Judaizers with Satan. “Such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself transfigures himself into an angel of light” (vv. 13-14)… Paul indicates that the Judaizers, the false apostles, are ministers of Satan [v. 15].