2 Corinthians 10:5 - English Standard Version 2016 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, Matoleo zaidiKing 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 aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
“Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come into my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.”
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.
And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.
The sons of those who afflicted 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, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and 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 folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or strikes you in the face.
By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,
Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and you be guilty of sin.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,