not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Into condemnation of the devil ... This refers not to any condemnation that may be exercised by Satan, because the prerogative of condemnation is not one that pertains to Satan at all; therefore, it means the condemnation into which Satan and the fallen angels fell when God condemned them.  The strict meaning of the Greek word makes possible an opposite interpretation with the meaning that "the snare of the devil"[26] is intended by this. Lenski, however, giving an extensive analysis, said of this alternative rendition that "it is untenable."[27] Consonant with this view is also the fact of pride having been the occasion of the fall of Satan, exactly the temptation of a novice prematurely elevated to the eldership.  Wuest also connected these things as follows: "The condemnation of the devil refers to the fact that Satan is under the condemnatory sentence of God, since sin was motivated by pride."[28]