Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" - Genesis 3:1

15I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less? 16But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit. 17Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I?… 2 Corinthians 12: 15-17

These two verses have something in common. They both use "crafty" to describe the character of something or someone. In Genesis it is the writer of Genesis who describes the serpent as "crafty" in 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 it is the apostle Paul himself who describes himself as "crafty". Paul explains that he did not take advantage of anyone through his disciples but he himself was crafty and deceitful.... Why would Paul even used these words to describe his actions.  

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