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2 Corinthians 10:5
5overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of 1God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ;
2 Corinthians 10:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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;
- New International Version (NIV)We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
- New King James Version (NKJV)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,
Context of 2 Corinthians 10:5
3For walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh. 4For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds; overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ; 6and having in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience shall have been fulfilled. 7Do ye look at what concerns appearance? If any one has confidence in himself that he is of Christ, let him think this again in himself, that even as he [is] of Christ, so also [are] we.
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καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ ΧριστοῦRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Luke 1:51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
- Acts 4:25who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have [the] nations raged haughtily and [the] peoples meditated vain things?
- Romans 1:21Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:
- 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.
- Exodus 5:2And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, to whose voice I am to hearken to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.
- Exodus 9:16And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth.
- 2 Kings 19:22Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted the voice? Against the Holy one of Israel hast thou lifted up thine eyes on high.
- Psalms 18:27For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
- Job 40:11Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
- Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.
- Psalms 10:4The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
- Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 60:14And the children of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
- Daniel 4:37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Casting down imaginations - · Reasonings or opinions. The Greek philosophers valued themselves especially on their ethic systems, in which their reasonings appeared to be very profound and conclusive; but they were obliged to assume principles which were either such as did not exist, or were false in themselves, as the whole of their mythologic system most evidently was: truly, from what remains of them we see that their metaphysics were generally…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Casting down imaginations - Margin, reasonings. The word is probably used here in the sense of device, and refers to all the plans of a wicked world; the various systems of false philosophy; and the reasonings of the enemies of the gospel. The various systems of false philosophy were so intrenched that they might be called the stronghold of the enemies of God. The foes of Christianity pretend to a great deal of reason, and rely on that in resisting the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5A military metaphor strengthens Paul's argument that Paul's weapons have divine power over spiritual strongholds (see 4:3–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. imaginations--rather, "reasonings." Whereas "thought" expresses men's own purpose and determination of living after their own pleasure [Tittmann]. high thing--So it ought to be translated (Ro 8:39). A distinct Greek word from that in Ep 3:18, "height," and Re 21:16, which belongs to God and heaven from whence we receive nothing hurtful. But "high thing" is not so much "height" as something made high, and belongs to those regions of air where the powers…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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