2 Corinthians 10:4 — Compare Translations

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For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds;

English EASY 2024

It is like we are fighting in a war, but we do not use human weapons. Instead we use God's weapons. Those weapons are powerful enough to destroy the enemy's strong places. We use those weapons to destroy people's wrong ideas.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The weapons we use are not human ones. Our weapons have power from God and can destroy the enemy's strong places. We destroy people's arguments,

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The weapons we use in our fight are not the world's weapons but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments;

English God's Word - GW 1995

The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people's defenses, that is, their arguments

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

since the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments

English KJV 1611

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

English LSB

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the tearing down of strongholds,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The weapons I fight with are not the weapons the world uses. In fact, it is just the opposite. My weapons have the power of God to destroy the camps of the enemy.

English NIV

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

English NKJ 1982

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

English NLT

We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I use God's mighty weapons, not those made by men, to knock down the devil's strongholds.

English Tyndale 1537

For the weapons of our war are not carnal things,(fleshly) but things mighty in God to cast down strongholds,