Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6
2 Corinthians 10:6. And having in a readiness, &c.— Those whom the Apostle here addresses are the Corinthian converts, who had been too much influenced by the false apostle. Of him the Apostle seems to have no hopes, ch. 2Co 11:13-15 and therefore he every where threatens, and here particularly in the present and 11th verse, to make an example of him and his adherents, (if any were so obstinate as still to remain with him,) when he had brought back all the Corinthians whom he could hope to... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:5
2 Corinthians 10:5. And bringing into captivity every thought,— The believing soul, when its carnal fortificationsaredemolished,submitsto the conqueror; and then every thought, every reasoning takes law from him. Nothing is admitted which contradicts the gospel, Christ being acknowledged as absolute master. The former clause shews how ready men are to fortify themselves against him, and to raise as it were one barrier behind another to obstruct his entrance into the soul. See Romans 15:18-19. read more