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2 Corinthians 10:2-4

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10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving 1  according to human standards. 2  10:3 For though we live 3  as human beings, 4  we do not wage war according to human standards, 5  10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, 6  but are made powerful by God 7  for tearing down strongholds. 8  We tear down arguments 9 

1 tn Grk “consider us as walking.”

2 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

3 tn Grk “we walk.”

4 tn Grk “in the flesh.”

5 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

6 tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

7 tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

8 sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

9 tn Or “speculations.”



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