New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 6:11-24

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746on the fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soπρὸςprosG4314that you will be ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410to standστῆναιstēnaiG2476firmG2476againstπρὸςprosG4314theschemesμεθοδείαςmethodeiasG3180of the devilδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228.

12For ourstruggleπάληpalēG3823is not againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561and bloodαἷμαhaimaG129, butagainstπρὸςprosG4314the rulersἀρχάς,archasG746,againstπρὸςprosG4314the powersἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,againstπρὸςprosG4314theworldG2888forcesG2888of thisτούτου,toutouG3778darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,againstπρὸςprosG4314thespiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152forcesof wickednessπονηρίαςponēriasG4189inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοις.epouranioisG2032places.

13Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,takeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353upthe fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that you will be ableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410toresistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436inthe evilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and having doneκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoiG2716everythingἅπανταhapantaG537,to standστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476firmG2476.

14StandστῆτεstēteG2476firmG2476thereforeοὖνounG3767,having girdedπεριζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoiG4024your loinsὀσφὺνosphunG3751with truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, and havingputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746on the breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,

15and havingshodὑποδησάμενοιhupodēsamenoiG5265your feetπόδαςpodasG4228with the preparationἑτοιμασίᾳhetoimasiaG2091of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of peaceεἰρήνης·eirēnēsG1515;

16in addition to allπᾶσινpasinG3956,takingἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353up theshieldθυρεὸνthureonG2375of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102with whichᾧhōG3739you will be ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410to extinguishσβέσαι·sbesaiG4570allπάνταpantaG3956theflamingπεπυρωμέναpepurōmenaG4448arrowsβέληbelēG956ofthe evilπονηροῦponērouG4190one.

17And takeδέξασθεdexastheG1209the helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030of salvationG4992, and theswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isthe wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

18With allπάσηςpasēsG3956prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335and petitionδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336at allπαντὶpantiG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and with thisαὐτὸautoG846in viewεἰςeisG1519,be on the alertἀγρυπνοῦντεςagrupnountesG69with allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceπροσκαρτερήσειproskarterēseiG4343andpetitionδεήσειdeēseiG1162for allπάντωνpantōnG3956the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,

19and prayon my behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,that utteranceλόγοςlogosG3056may be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to mein the openingἀνοίξειanoixeiG457of my mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750,to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107knownG1107withboldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

20for whichοὗhouG3739I amG4243anambassadorG4243inchainsἁλύσει,haluseiG254; that in proclaimingit I may speakG3955boldlyG3955,as I oughtδεῖdeiG1163to speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

21But that you alsoG2532may knowG3609aboutG2596my circumstancesG3588 G2596,howτίtiG5101I am doingπράσσω,prassōG4238,TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190,the belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80and faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,will makeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107everythingπάνταpantaG3956knownG1107to you.

22I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose, soἵναinaG2443that you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097aboutπερὶperiG4012us, and that he maycomfortπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be to the brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80, andloveἀγάπηagapēG26with faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

24GraceχάριςcharisG5485be with allπάντωνpantōnG3956thoseG3588who loveἀγαπώντωνagapōntōnG25our LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547with incorruptibleἀφθαρσίᾳaphtharsiaG861love.

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