2 Corinthians 10:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ·

Transliteration

and kai every pan hupsōma epairomenon against kata the tēs gnōseōs of the tou Theou, and kai aichmalōtizontes every pan noēma into eis the tēn hupakoēn of the tou Christou;

Grammar Details

• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *pan*: accusative, neuter, singular adjective - every/all
• *hupsōma*: accusative, neuter, singular - height/high thing/lofty thing
• *epairomenon*: present middle/passive participle, accusative, neuter, singular - raising itself/being raised
• *kata*: preposition + genitive - against
• *tēs*: genitive, feminine, singular article - the
• *gnōseōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - knowledge
• *tou*: genitive, masculine, singular article - the
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
• *aichmalōtizontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - taking captive
• *noēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - thought/mind/perception
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - into/for
• *tēn*: accusative, feminine, singular article - the
• *hupakoēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - obedience
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Christ

Word Meanings

• *hupsōma*: height/high thing/lofty thing/elevation/pride
• *epairomenon*: raising itself/being raised/exalting itself
• *gnōseōs*: knowledge/understanding
• *Theou*: God/deity
• *aichmalōtizontes*: taking captive/leading captive/bringing into subjection
• *noēma*: thought/mind/perception/understanding/intention
• *hupakoēn*: obedience/compliance/submission
• *Christou*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One

Referenced Verses

• Matt 15:19 : 19 ‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›
• Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
• 1 Pet 1:14-15 : 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
• Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Rom 1:21 : 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Isa 2:11-12 : 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
• Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts.
• 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
• Heb 5:9 : 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
• Rom 16:26 : 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
• 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
• 2 Cor 9:13 : 13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto all [men];
• Phil 3:4-9 : 4 ¶ Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ, 9 ¶ And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
• Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.
• Isa 2:17 : 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Ps 139:2 : 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
• Prov 15:26 : 26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.
• 2 Kgs 19:22 : 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy [One] of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 19:28 : 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
• Job 40:11-12 : 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
• 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
• Job 42:6 : 6 Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.
• Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
• Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
• Exod 9:16-17 : 16 And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
• Deut 15:9 : 9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
• Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
• Ps 18:27 : 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
• Ps 18:44 : 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
• Ps 110:2-3 : 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
• Isa 60:14 : 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
• Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].
• Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
• Dan 5:23-30 : 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 ¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
• Matt 11:29-30 : 29 ‹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.› 30 ‹For my yoke› [is] ‹easy, and my burden is light.›
• Luke 1:51 : 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
• Acts 4:25-26 : 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
• Acts 9:4-6 : 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, ‹Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?› 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, ‹I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:› [it is] ‹hard for thee to kick against the pricks.› 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, ‹Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.›
• Rom 1:5 : 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.