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2 Corinthians 10:3

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

KJV

ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα

Greek NT

In carne enim ambulantes, non secundum carnem militamus.

Vulgate

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

ASV

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περιπατέω
peripateo
verb · 94×
σάρξ
sarx
noun · 147×
στρατεύομαι
strateuomai
verb · 7×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:17 — For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
  • 1Pet 4:1 — 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;
  • 1Tim 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;
  • 1Tim 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;
  • 1Tim 6:12 — Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
  • 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  • 2Cor 13:4 — For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
  • 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
  • 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
  • 2Tim 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
  • Col 2:20 — Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
  • Gal 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 fo
  • Gal 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 fo
  • Heb 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
  • Luke 22:38 — And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
  • Matt 12:20 — A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
  • Phil 1:22 — But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
  • Rev 12:11 — And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
  • Rom 8:5 — For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
  • Rom 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.