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2 Corinthians 10:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


2 Corinthians 10:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 10:518 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶνpan
everyadjectiveG3956
ὕψωμαhypsōma
high thingnounG5313
ἐπαιρόμενονepairomenon
lifting itself upverbG1869
κατὰkata
againstprepositionG2596
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γνώσεωςgnōseōs
knowledgenounG1108
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontes
taking captiveverbG163
πᾶνpan
everyadjectiveG3956
νόημαnoēma
thoughtnounG3540
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὑπακοὴνhypakoēn
obediencenounG5218
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 10:5

“Casting down imaginations.” First giving emphasis by the figure, and then by this additional expression declaring the spiritual character of the warfare. For these strongholds besiege souls, not bodies. Whence they are stronger than the others, and therefore also the weapons they require are mightier. But by strongholds he means the Grecian pride, and the strength of their sophisms and their syllogisms. But nevertheless, 'these weapons,' he says, 'confounded every thing…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Taking Captive Every Thought
Paul describes spiritual warfare: '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.' The ba...
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