2 Corinthians 10:4

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,”

— WEB

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

— KJV

“(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),”

— ASV

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Commentary

A confutation of those who try to propagate their creed by force and persecution (compare Luk 9:54-56). weapons--for punishing offending members (Co2 10:6; Co1 4:21; Co1 5:5, Co1 5:13); boldness of speech, ecclesiastical discipline (Co2 10:8; Co2 13:10), the power of the word, and of the sacraments, the various extraordinary gifts of the Spirit. carnal--Translate, "fleshly," to preserve the allusion to Co2 10:2-3. mighty through God--Greek, "mighty to God," that is, mighty before God: not humanly, but divinely powerful. The power is not ours, but God's. Compare "fair to God," that is, divinely fair (Act 7:20, Margin). Also above (Co2 2:15), "unto God a sweet savor." "The efficacy of the Christian religion proves its truth" [BENGEL]. pulling down--As the Greek is the same as in Co2 10:5, translate, "casting down." Compare Jer 1:10 : the inspired servants of God inherit the commission of the Old Testament prophets. strongholds-- (Pro 21:22); namely, in which sinners entrench themselves against reproof; all that opposes itself to Christ; the learning, and eloquence, and philosophical subtleties on which the Corinthians prided themselves. So Joshua's trumpet blast was "mighty" under God to overthrow the walls of Jericho.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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