2 Corinthians 1:22

1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. ¹ 

2 Corinthians 10:4

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ²  but are made powerful by God ³  for tearing down strongholds. ⁴  We tear down arguments ⁵ 

¹ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”

² tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

³ tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

⁴ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

⁵ tn Or “speculations.”