Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. New Living Translation We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. English Standard Version For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. Berean Standard Bible The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Berean Literal Bible For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but divinely powerful toward the demolition of strongholds, King James Bible (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) New King James Version For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, New American Standard Bible for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. NASB 1995 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. NASB 1977 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. Legacy Standard Bible for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the tearing down of strongholds, Amplified Bible The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. Christian Standard Bible since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments Holman Christian Standard Bible since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments American Standard Version (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds), Contemporary English Version or fight our battles with the weapons of this world. Instead, we use God's power that can destroy fortresses. We destroy arguments English Revised Version (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strong holds); GOD'S WORD® Translation The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people's defenses, that is, their arguments Good News Translation The weapons we use in our fight are not the world's weapons but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; International Standard Version For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments Majority Standard Bible The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. NET Bible for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments New Heart English Bible for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds, Webster's Bible Translation (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Weymouth New Testament The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. World English Bible for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds, Berean Literal Bible For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but divinely powerful toward the demolition of strongholds, Young's Literal Translation for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds, Smith's Literal Translation (For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;) Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels, Catholic Public Domain Version For the weapons of our battles are not carnal, yet still they are powerful with God, unto the destruction of fortifications: tearing down every counsel New American Bible for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments New Revised Standard Version for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the weapons which we use are not earthly weapons, but of the might of God by which we conquer rebellious strongholds; Aramaic Bible in Plain English The weapons of our warfare are not according to the flesh, but of the power of God, and by it we subdue rebellious fortresses, NT Translations Anderson New Testament(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty, through God, for the overthrowing of strongholds,) Godbey New Testament for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds; Haweis New Testament for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds of corruption; Mace New Testament our military arms are not so defective, but divinely effectual to demolish all their ramparts; Weymouth New Testament The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. Worrell New Testament (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God for the casting down of strongholds); Worsley New Testament (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the demolishing of bulwarks:) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Apostolic Authority…3For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.… Cross References Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ... Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 1 Timothy 1:18-19 Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight, / holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith. Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 John 5:4-5 because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. / Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. / Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.” Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. Psalm 44:5-7 Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. / For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. / For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame. Psalm 18:32-34 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. / He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. / He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Treasury of Scripture (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) the weapons. 2 Corinthians 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. our. 1 Timothy 1:18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 2 Timothy 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. mighty. 2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 Corinthians 13:3,4 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you… through God. Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. Isaiah 30:25 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. Jump to Previous Arms Carnal Contrary Destroy Destruction Divine Divinely Fight Fighting Flesh Fortresses High Holds Human Mighty Overthrow Overthrowing Power Powerful Pulling Strong Strongholds Throwing Warfare Weapons World WorldlyJump to Next Arms Carnal Contrary Destroy Destruction Divine Divinely Fight Fighting Flesh Fortresses High Holds Human Mighty Overthrow Overthrowing Power Powerful Pulling Strong Strongholds Throwing Warfare Weapons World Worldly2 Corinthians 10 1. Against the false apostles, who disgraced the weakness of his person and bodily presence, 4. he shows the spiritual might and authority with which he was armed against all adverse powers; 7. assuring those who at his coming he will be found as mighty in word as he is now in writing; 12. and encouraging them to reach out themselves beyond their compass. The weapons of our warfare This phrase indicates that believers are engaged in a spiritual battle. The Greek word for "weapons" (ὅπλα, hopla) suggests tools or instruments used in combat. In the context of Paul's letter, these are not physical weapons but spiritual ones, emphasizing the nature of the Christian life as a struggle against spiritual forces. Historically, Paul wrote to a Corinthian church situated in a city known for its philosophical debates and pagan practices, highlighting the need for spiritual discernment and strength. are not the weapons of the world Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds To the pulling down of strong holds.--The phrase is essentially military, used in the LXX. for the capture and destruction of fortresses (Lamentations 2:2; Proverbs 21:22); "casting down the strength" (1 Maccabees 5:65); "pulled down the fortress" (8:10). He speaks as if leading an attack on the strong defences of the powers of evil, possibly thinking of the great system of idolatry and impurity enthroned at Corinth and throughout the Empire, possibly of those of pride and obstinate rebellion in the hearts of his individual opponents. The context favours the latter interpretation. It has been suggested (Stanley, in loc.) that the Apostle's language may have been coloured by national memories of the wars against the Cilicians carried on by Pompeius, which ended in the reduction of one hundred and twenty fortresses and the capture of more than 10,000 prisoners. . . . Verse 4. - Weapons (see 2 Corinthians 6:7; Romans 6:13). Not carnal. He did not rely on the mere "arm of flesh," or on earthly sword or panoply. Mighty through God; literally, powerful for God; i.e. either(1) powerful for the cause of God, or (2) powerful in his estimate. To the pulling down of strongholds. The word for "pulling down," which implies the entire clearance of an obstacle, is only found in the New Testament in this Epistle (vers. 4, 8; 2 Corinthians 13:10). The word for "strongholds" is found here alone. These "fortresses" were the opposition aroused by factious and hostile partisans, and he hoped to subdue them by the strong exercise of apostolic authority (l Corinthians 4:21; 5:1-5). Dean Stanley suggests a reminiscence of the hundred and twenty Cilician fortresses pulled down by Pompey; but I think that these general allusions are often pressed too far. Greek Theτὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. weapons ὅπλα (hopla) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3696: An instrument; plur: arms, weapons. Probably from a primary hepo; an implement or utensil or tool. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. warfare στρατείας (strateias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4752: Warfare, military service; of Christian warfare. From strateuomai; military service, i.e. the apostolic career. [are] not οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. [ the weapons ] of the world. σαρκικὰ (sarkika) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4559: Fleshly, carnal, earthly. From sarx; pertaining to flesh, i.e. bodily, temporal, or animal, unregenerate. Instead, ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. [they have] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. divine Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. power δυνατὰ (dynata) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1415: (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. demolish καθαίρεσιν (kathairesin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2506: Taking down, razing, destroying. From kathaireo; demolition; figuratively, extinction. strongholds. ὀχυρωμάτων (ochyrōmatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3794: A fortress, strong defense, stronghold. From a remote derivative of echo; a castle. Links 2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV2 Corinthians 10:4 NLT 2 Corinthians 10:4 ESV 2 Corinthians 10:4 NASB 2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV 2 Corinthians 10:4 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 10:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 10:4 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 10:4 French Bible 2 Corinthians 10:4 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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