(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Car les armes avec lesquelles nous combattons ne sont pas charnelles; mais elles sont puissantes, par la vertu de Dieu, pour renverser des forteresses.
KJV
(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
as false: "Destroying counsels and every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God" ( 2 Cor. 10:4,5 ). Reply to Objection 3: Since judgment appertains to wisdom, the twofold manner of judging produces a twofold wisdom. A man may judge in one way by inclination, as…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
selves to material arms, but by means of spiritual weapons, according to the saying of the Apostle ( 2 Cor. 10:4 ): "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God." Such are salutary warnings, devout prayers, and, for those who are obstinate, the sentence of e…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ing the devil is expelled from men's hearts, as by a kind of spiritual weapon, of which it is said ( 2 Cor. 10:4 ): "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritual" [Vulg.: 'but mighty to God']. Whether an aureole is due to Christ? Objection 1: It would seem that an aure…
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