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Ephesians 6:13

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    For this cause take vnto you the armoure of God that ye maye be able to resist in the evyll daye and to stonde perfect in all thinges.

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast.

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Cross-references (12)

Passages linked to Ephesians 6:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
  • Luke 21:36 Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  • Ephesians 6:11-17 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace, above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
  • Ephesians 5:16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  • Revelation 3:10 Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
  • Luke 8:13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
  • Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
  • Malachi 3:2 “But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;
  • Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
  • Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
  • Revelation 6:17 for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?”
  • Amos 6:3 Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 13. Wherefore take unto you. Though our enemy is…

13. Wherefore take unto you. Though our enemy is so powerful, Paul does not infer that we must throw away our spears, but that we must prepare our minds for the battle. A promise of victory is, indeed, involved in the exhortation, that ye may be able. If we only put on the whole armor of God, and fight valiantly to the end, we shall certainly stand. On any other supposition, we would be discouraged by the number and variety of the contests; and therefore he adds, in the evil day. By this expression he rouses them from security, bids them prepare themselves for hard, painful, and dangerous conflicts, and, at the same time, animates them with the hope of victory; for amidst the greatest dangers they will be safe. And having done all. They are thus directed to cherish confidence through the whole course of life. There will be no danger which may not be successfully met by the power of God; nor will any who, with this assistance, fight against Satan, fail in the day of battle.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain See Eph. 5:16.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the evil day; times of temptation, and Satan’s…
William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain Observe here, 1. How our apostle having described the…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain In the evil day - The war is perpetual;…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. Wherefore] Because ye have such enemies to…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eph 6:13-14. Wherefore — On this account, because the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In the evil day - The day of temptation;…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain take . . . of God--not "make," God has…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Wherefore—In view of the supernatural powers you have…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. take unto you] Lit., take up, even as…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) In the evil day.—Comp. Eph_5:15, “Because the days…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,…
The Expositor's Bible 1887 · Public Domain Chapter 29
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 13. Wherefore, take unto you. Seeing you have such…
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain Eph_6:13. In the evil day.—Compare Eph_5:16. A day of…
Alexander MacLaren 1905 · Public Domain
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:13 God’s armor gives believers the ability to resist…

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