2 Corinthians 10:5 - New Revised Standard Version and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), American Standard Version (1901) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; Common English Bible and every defense that is raised up to oppose the knowledge of God. They capture every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God, and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And every height that exhalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ; |
And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.
‘Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Because you have raged against me and your arrogance has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth; I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”; all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
For you deliver a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should heed him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”
Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.
The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
The haughtiness of people shall be humbled, and the pride of everyone shall be brought low; and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Their feet run to evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, desolation and destruction are in their highways.
The descendants of those who oppressed you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
O Jerusalem, wash your heart clean of wickedness so that you may be saved. How long shall your evil schemes lodge within you?
All the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord. I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree; I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I the Lord have spoken; I will accomplish it.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice; and he is able to bring low those who walk in pride.
For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened.
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name,
but is now disclosed, and through the prophetic writings is made known to all the Gentiles, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you, or preys upon you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or gives you a slap in the face.
Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all others,
Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, “The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,” and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.
Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: May grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart.