⁵ And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,^(A) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient^(B) to Christ.

²¹ For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.^(A)

²⁵ You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:^(A)