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 walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 4For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful through God for the tearing down of strongholds. We are tearing down false arguments and every high-minded thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. We are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Messiah— 6ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. 7Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Messiah, let him reconsider that just as he belongs to Messiah, so also 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 displayed power with His arm. He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
• Acts 4:25You said by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, ‘Why did the nations rage and the peoples plot foolish things?
• Romans 1:21for even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. Instead, their thinking became futile, and their senseless hearts were made dark.
• 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and bring to nothing the understanding of the intelligent.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written, “He catches the clever in their craftiness.”
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is Adonai, that I should listen to His voice and let Israel go? I do not know Adonai, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
• Exodus 9:16However, I have let you stand for this reason: to show you My power, and that My Name might be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
• 2 Kings 19:22Whom did you taunt and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and haughtily lift up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Psalms 18:27With the pure You are pure, and with the crooked You are shrewd.
• Job 40:11Scatter the fury of your anger. Look at every proud person and bring him low;
• Job 42:6Therefore I despise myself, and repent on dust and ashes.”
• Psalms 10:4The wicked one, with his nose in the air, never seeks Him. All his thoughts are: “There is no God.”
• Isaiah 2:11The man of haughty eyes is humbled, the lofty ones brought low, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, and all those who despised you will fall at the soles of your feet. They will call you the city of Adonai, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I, Adonai, have brought down the high tree, exalted the lowly tree, dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree flourish. I, Adonai, have spoken and I will do it.”

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