4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. …
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. …
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Here we may observe, I. The mild and humble manner in which the blessed apostle addresses the Corinthians, and how desirous he is that no occasion may be given him to use severity. 1. He addresses them in a very mild and humble manner: I Paul myself beseech you , 2 Cor. 10:1. We find, in the introduction to this epistle, he joined Timothy with himself; but now he speaks only for himself, against w…
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