2 Corinthians 10:5 - Exposition

Casting down. This agrees with "we" understood, not with "weapons." Imaginations; rather, disputations, or reasonings . Every high thing that exalteth itself; rather, every height that is exalted . Against the knowledge of God (see 1 Corinthians 15:34 ). There, however, we have passive ignorance, here active opposition. Bringing into captivity. When the fortresses are razed, their defenders will be taken prisoners, but for a beneficent end. Every thought. Even intellectual result. The word ( noema ) is not common in the New Testament. It occurs five times in this Epistle ( 2 Corinthians 2:11 ; 2 Corinthians 3:14 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4 ; 2 Corinthians 10:5 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 ), but elsewhere only in Philippians 4:7 .