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2 Corinthians 10:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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


2 Corinthians 10:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 10:417 words
GreekMeaning
τὰta
ThearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὅπλαhopla
weaponsnounG3696
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
στρατείαςstrateias
warfarenounG4752
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
οὐou
are notadverbG3756
σαρκικὰsarkika
fleshlyadjectiveG4559
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
δυνατὰdynata
powerfuladjectiveG1415
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
divinelynounG2316
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
καθαίρεσινkathairesin
the demolitionnounG2506
ὀχυρωμάτωνochyrōmatōn
of strongholdsnounG3794
λογισμοὺςlogismous
imagination, thoughtnounG3053
καθαιροῦντεςkathairountes
cast (pull, put, take) downverbG2507
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 10:4

“For our weapons are not of the flesh.” For what sort of weapons are of the flesh? Wealth, glory, power, fluency, cleverness, circumventions , flatteries, hypocrisies, whatsoever else is similar to these. But ours are not of this sort: but of what kind are they? “Mighty before God.” And he said not, 'we are not carnal,' but, “our weapons.” For as I said, for the present he discourses of the Preaching, and refers the whole power to God. And he says not, 'spiritual,'…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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