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2 Corinthians 10:4

Spiritual warfareGod's power and sovereigntyStrength and help in weakness

2 I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

5 We 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.

6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

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BSB
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
KJV
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
WEB
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
ASV
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),
DARBY
For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds;
BLB
For the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful before God toward the tearing down of strongholds,
ÅB
for våre stridsvåpen er ikke kjødelige, men mektige for Gud til å omstyrte festnings-verker,
OTB
siden våpnene vi bruker i vår krigføring ikke er av denne verden, men har guddommelig kraft til å rive ned festninger.
B1930
for våre stridsvåben er ikke kjødelige, men mektige for Gud til å omstyrte festnings-verker,

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 6:7

    in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

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  • Ephesians 6:13–18

    Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

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  • 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.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:5

    so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:45–50

    But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:3–4

    since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:18

    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,

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  • Zechariah 4:6–7

    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.

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