2 Corinthians 10:5

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 though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, 4for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ. 6We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. 7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

2 Corinthians 10:5 word by word

καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ ΧριστοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Casting downκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507
• imaginationsλογισμόςlogismos · thoughtG3053
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• high thingὕψωμαhupsōma · heightG5313
• that exalteth itselfἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• the knowledgeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• bringing into captivityαἰχμαλωτίζωaichmalōtizō · to captureG163
• thoughtνόημαnoēma · mind/thoughtG3540
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 10:5

• Luke 1:51He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.
• Acts 4:25who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?
• Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.
• 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!”
• Exodus 9:16But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.
• 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted, and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
• Psalms 18:27For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.
• Job 40:11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;
• Job 42:6Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
• Psalms 10:4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
• Isaiah 2:11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 60:14The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’
• Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord. I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree. I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

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

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 10:5

• Captivity
• Church
• Gospel
• Holiness
• Pride
• Righteousness
• Self-Exaltation
• War

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Christ, Messiah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Obedience of Christ
• Approved
• Beseech
• Captivity
• Measure
• Walk

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