⁷ At one moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,

⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human,^[a] but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments^(A)

⁵ and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.^(A)