2 Corinthians 10:1-6
Paul Defends His Authority
10Now aI, Paul, myself bplead with you by the cgentleness and forbearance of Christ—I who dam humble when face-to-face with you, but courageous toward you when absent! 2But I beg that awhen I am present I need not act so courageously with the confidence that I consider to daringly use against bsome, who consider us as if we walked caccording to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war aaccording to the flesh, 4for the aweapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but 1divinely powerful bfor the tearing down of strongholds, 5as we tear down speculations and every alofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to the bobedience of Christ, 6and are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever ayour obedience is fulfilled.