2 Corinthians 10:5
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5 and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.(A)
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Isaiah 55:7
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7 let the wicked forsake their way
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.(A)
Hebrews 4:12
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12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.(A)
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1 Peter 1:14-15
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14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A)
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Romans 7:23
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23 but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.(A)
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Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(A)
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”(A)
Romans 1:21
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21 for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(A)
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Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart clean of wickedness
so that you may be saved.
How long shall your evil schemes
lodge within you?(A)
Isaiah 2:11-12
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11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up and high;[a](B)
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- 2.12 Cn Compare Gk: Heb low
1 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
Psalm 139:2
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2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.(A)
Proverbs 15:26
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26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
but gracious words are pure.(A)
1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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Psalm 10:4
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4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”;
all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”(A)
Hebrews 5:9
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9 and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,(A)
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Matthew 11:29-30
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(A) 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;(A) 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to abolish things that are, 29 so that no one[a] might boast in the presence of God.(B)
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- 1.29 Gk no flesh
Ezekiel 17:24
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24 All the trees of the field shall know
that I am the Lord.
I bring low the high tree;
I make high the low tree;
I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish.
I the Lord have spoken;
I will accomplish it.(A)
Proverbs 24:9
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9 The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
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8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus[a] will destroy[b] with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.(A)
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Philippians 3:4-9
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4 even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh.
If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;(A) 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.(B) 8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(C) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(D)
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- 3.9 Or through the faith of Christ
Luke 1:51
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51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.(A)
2 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 9:13
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13 Through the testing of this ministry you[a] glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your partnership with them and with all others,(A)
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