2 Coríntios 10

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
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;
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A ideia de 'cativeiro' remete à prática militar romana de levar prisioneiros. Paulo usa termos bélicos para descrever a transformação espiritual, invertendo a lógica de dominação física.