2 Corinthians 10:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and every bit of pride that keeps anyone from knowing God. We capture people's thoughts and make them obey Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 8:21

The smell of the burning offering pleased God, and he said: Never again will I punish the earth for the sinful things its people do. All of them have evil thoughts from the time they are young, but I will never destroy everything that breathes, as I did this time.

2 Kings 19:22

Sennacherib, you cursed, shouted, and sneered at me, the holy God of Israel.

2 Kings 19:28

I have seen your pride and the tremendous hatred you have for me. Now I will put a hook in your nose, a bit in your mouth, then I will send you back to where you came from.

Job 42:6

That's why I hate myself and sit here in dust and ashes to show my sorrow.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 139:2

You know when I am resting or when I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts.

Psalm 18:27

You rescue the humble, but you put down all who are proud.

Psalm 18:44

They obey and come crawling.

Exodus 5:2

“Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?” the king replied. “I refuse to let you and your people go!”

Proverbs 15:26

The LORD hates evil thoughts, but kind words please him.

Proverbs 24:9

Everyone hates senseless fools who think up ways to sin.

Isaiah 2:17

When that day comes, everyone who is proud will be put down. Only the LORD will be honoured.

Isaiah 55:7

Give up your crooked ways and your evil thoughts. Return to the LORD our God. He will be merciful and forgive your sins.

Isaiah 59:7

You hurry off to do wrong or murder innocent victims. All you think about is sin; you leave ruin and destruction wherever you go.

Isaiah 60:14

The descendants of enemies who hated and ill-treated you will kneel at your feet. They will say, “You are Zion, the city of the LORD, the holy God of Israel.”

Jeremiah 23:29

My words are a powerful fire; they are a hammer that shatters rocks.

Jeremiah 4:14

But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,

Ezekiel 17:24

Every tree in the forest will know that I, the LORD, can bring down tall trees and help short ones grow. I dry up green trees and make dry ones green. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will keep my word.

Daniel 4:37

That's why I say: “Praise and honour the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”

Matthew 15:19

Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others.

Luke 1:51

The Lord has used his powerful arm to scatter those who are proud.

Romans 1:21

They know about God, but they don't honour him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.

Romans 1:5

Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.

Romans 16:26

but now at last it has been told. The eternal God commanded his prophets to write about the good news, so that all nations would obey and have faith.

Romans 7:23

But in every part of me I discover something fighting against my mind, and it makes me a prisoner of sin that controls everything I do.

1 Corinthians 1:19

As God says in the Scriptures, “I will destroy the wisdom of all who claim to be wise. I will confuse those who think they know so much.”

1 Corinthians 3:19

This is because God considers the wisdom of this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scriptures say, “God catches the wise when they try to outsmart him.”

2 Corinthians 11:20

In fact, you let people make slaves of you and cheat you and steal from you. Why, you even let them strut around and slap you in the face.

2 Corinthians 9:13

The way in which you have proved yourselves by this service will bring honour and praise to God. You believed the message about Christ, and you obeyed it by sharing generously with God's people and with everyone else.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, “Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back.” It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the LORD to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

Philippians 4:7

Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will boast and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then he will appear, but the Lord Jesus will kill him simply by breathing on him. He will be completely destroyed by the Lord's glorious return.

Hebrews 4:12

What God has said isn't only alive and active! It is sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts.

Hebrews 5:9

Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save for ever all who obey him.

1 Peter 1:2

God the Father decided to choose you as his people, and his Spirit has made you holy. You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. I pray that God will be kind to you and will keep on giving you peace!

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.