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2 Corinthians 10:3

Spiritual warfare

1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 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;

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Compare

BSB
For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
KJV
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
WEB
For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;
ASV
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
DARBY
For walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.
BLB
For walking in flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
ÅB
For om vi enn vandrer i kjødet, så strider vi dog ikke på kjødelig vis;
OTB
For selv om vi lever i verden, kjemper vi ikke som verden gjør,
B1930
For om vi enn vandrer i kjødet, så strider vi dog ikke på kjødelig vis;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 10:4

    (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

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  • 1 Peter 4:1–2

    Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

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  • Galatians 2:20

    I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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  • Romans 8:13

    For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:3–4

    Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:7

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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  • 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;

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  • Hebrews 12:1

    Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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