2 Corinthians 10:1-6

New American Standard Bible

Paul Confronts the Corinthians

10 Now ^(A)I, Paul, myself ^(B)urge you by the ^(C)meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who ^(D)am ^[a]meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent! ²I ask that ^(E)when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I intend to be courageous against ^(F)some, who regard us as if we walked ^(G)according to the flesh. ³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle ^(H)according to the flesh, ⁴for the ^(I)weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but ^[b]divinely powerful ^(J)for the destruction of fortresses. ⁵We are destroying arguments and all ^(K)arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the ^(L)obedience of Christ, ⁶and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever ^(M)your obedience is complete.

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 10:1 Lit lowly
2 Corinthians 10:4 Or mighty before God

2 Corinthians 10:1-6

New King James Version

The Spiritual War

10 Now ^(A)I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—^(B)who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. ²But I beg you ^(C)that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. ³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. ⁴^(D)For the weapons ^(E)of our warfare are not ^[a]carnal but ^(F)mighty in God ^(G)for pulling down strongholds, ⁵^(H)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, ⁶^(I)and being ready to punish all disobedience when ^(J)your obedience is fulfilled.