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2 Corinthians 10:3-6
New International Version
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
New International Version
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(A) 4 The weapons we fight with(B) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(C) to demolish strongholds.(D) 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(E) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(F) to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(G)
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 For though we live in the body,[a] we do not wage war in an unspiritual way,[b] 4 since the weapons of our warfare(A) are not worldly,[c] but are powerful(B) through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge(C) of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ. 6 And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience has been confirmed.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:3 Lit flesh
- 2 Corinthians 10:3 Lit war according to flesh
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 Lit fleshly
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
New Living Translation
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
New Living Translation
3 We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. 4 [a]We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. 5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. 6 And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient.
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- 10:4 English translations divide verses 4 and 5 in various ways.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
The Message
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
The Message
3-6 The world is unprincipled. It’s dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity.
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2 Corinthians 10:3-6
King James Version
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
King James Version
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
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