2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
KJV
τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατιᾶς ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων,
Greek NT
Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt, sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum, consilia destruentes,
Vulgate
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);
ASV
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to God, unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δυνατός
dunatos
adjective · 32×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καθαίρεσις
kathairesis
noun · 3×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σαρκικός
sarkikos
adjective · 7×
στρατιά
stratia
noun · 3×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὀχύρωμα
ochuroma
noun · 1×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅπλον
oplon
noun · 6×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:18 — For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
- 1Cor 1:18 — For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
- 1Cor 1:27 — But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
- 1Cor 2:5 — That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
- 1Cor 4:20 — For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
- 1Cor 9:7 — Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- 1Sam 17:39 — And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
- 1Sam 17:45 — Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou
- 1Sam 17:45 — Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou
- 1Thess 1:5 — For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
- 1Thess 5:8 — But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
- 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;
- 2Cor 3:5 — Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
- 2Cor 4:7 — But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
- 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2Cor 10:3 — For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
- 2Cor 13:3 — Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
- 2Cor 13:10 — Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
- 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- 2Tim 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
- Acts 7:22 — And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
- Acts 13:12 — Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
- Eccl 12:11 — The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
- Eph 6:11 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
- Eph 6:13 — Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
- Eph 6:13 — Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
- Gal 3:5 — He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
- Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
- Heb 11:30 — By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Heb 11:30 — By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Heb 11:32 — And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
- Isa 30:25 — And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
- Isa 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isa 41:15 — Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
- Jer 1:10 — See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
- Jer 1:10 — See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
- Jer 23:29 — Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
- John 18:11 — Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
- Josh 6:5 — And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shal