<p>2:4 <i>This I say, so that no one deludes you with persuasive speech<em>- </em></i>AV &quot;beguile&quot;, s.w. LXX Josh. 9:22 of the Gibeonites deceiving Joshua with their words. The implication may be that even false teachers and infiltrators of the flock still have the possibility of salvation, for by all accounts the Gibeonites appear to have repented and to have become fully assimilated into God's people, serving Him with distinction above many Israelites. Clearly the community Paul wrote to were threatened by false teachers whose ideas were attractive- it was &quot;enticing&quot; (AV).&nbsp;</p>