New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 6:13-24

13ThereforeG1223 G3778, takeG353 up 1the fullG3833 armorG3833 of GodG2316, soG2443 that you will be ableG1410 to 2resistG436 in 3the evilG4190 dayG2250, and having doneG2716 everythingG537, to standG2476 firmG2476. 14StandG2476 firmG2476 thereforeG3767, 4having girdedG4024 your loinsG3751 with truthG225, and having 5putG1746 on the breastplateG2382 of righteousnessG1343, 15and having 6shodG5265 your feetG4228 with the preparationG2091 of the gospelG2098 of peaceG1515; 16 7in addition to allG3956, takingG353 up the 8shieldG2375 of faithG4102 with whichG3739 you will be ableG1410 to extinguishG4570 allG3956 the 9flamingG4448 arrowsG956 of 10the evilG4190 one. 17And takeG1209 11the helmetG4030 of salvationG4992, and the 12swordG3162 of the SpiritG4151, whichG3739 is 13the wordG4487 of GodG2316.

18 14With allG3956 15prayerG4335 and petitionG1162 16 17prayG4336 at allG3956 timesG2540 18in the SpiritG4151, and with thisG846 in viewG1519, 19 20be on the alertG69 with allG3956 21perseveranceG4343 and 22petitionG1162 for allG3956 the saintsG40, 19and 23pray on my behalfG5228, that utteranceG3056 may be givenG1325 to me 24in the openingG457 of my mouthG4750, to makeG1107 knownG1107 with 25boldnessG3954 26the mysteryG3466 of the gospelG2098, 20for whichG3739 I amG4243 an 27ambassadorG4243 28in 29chainsG254; that 30in proclaiming it I may speakG3955 31boldlyG3955, 32as I oughtG1163 to speakG2980.

21 33But that you alsoG2532 may knowG3609 aboutG2596 my circumstancesG3588 G2596, 34howG5101 I am doingG4238, 35TychicusG5190, 36the belovedG27 brotherG80 and faithfulG4103 ministerG1249 in the LordG2962, will makeG1107 everythingG3956 knownG1107 to you. 22 37 38I have sentG3992 him to you for thisG3778 veryG846 purpose, soG2443 that you may knowG1097 39aboutG4012 us, and that he may 40comfortG3870 your heartsG2588.

23 41PeaceG1515 be to the brethrenG80, and 42loveG26 with faithG4102, from GodG2316 the FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24GraceG5485 be with allG3956 thoseG3588 who loveG25 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 43with incorruptibleG861 love.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 6:13 Eph 6:11 ↩
2. Ephesians 6:13 James 4:7 ↩
3. Ephesians 6:13 Eph 5:16 ↩
4. Ephesians 6:14 Is 11:5; Luke 12:35; 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
5. Ephesians 6:14 Is 59:17; Rom 13:12; Eph 6:13; 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
6. Ephesians 6:15 Is 52:7; Rom 10:15 ↩
7. Ephesians 6:16 Lit in all ↩
8. Ephesians 6:16 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
9. Ephesians 6:16 Ps 7:13; 120:4 ↩
10. Ephesians 6:16 Matt 5:37 ↩
11. Ephesians 6:17 Is 59:17 ↩
12. Ephesians 6:17 Is 49:2; Hos 6:5; Heb 4:12 ↩
13. Ephesians 6:17 Eph 5:26; Heb 6:5 ↩
14. Ephesians 6:18 Lit Through ↩
15. Ephesians 6:18 Phil 4:6 ↩
16. Ephesians 6:18 Lit praying ↩
17. Ephesians 6:18 Luke 18:1; Col 1:3; 4:2; 1 Thess 5:17 ↩
18. Ephesians 6:18 Rom 8:26f ↩
19. Ephesians 6:18 Lit being ↩
20. Ephesians 6:18 Mark 13:33 ↩
21. Ephesians 6:18 Acts 1:14 ↩
22. Ephesians 6:18 1 Tim 2:1 ↩
23. Ephesians 6:19 Col 4:3; 1 Thess 5:25 ↩
24. Ephesians 6:19 2 Cor 6:11 ↩
25. Ephesians 6:19 2 Cor 3:12 ↩
26. Ephesians 6:19 Eph 3:3 ↩
27. Ephesians 6:20 2 Cor 5:20; Philem 9 mg ↩
28. Ephesians 6:20 Acts 21:33; 28:20; Eph 3:1; Phil 1:7; Col 4:3 ↩
29. Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain ↩
30. Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss read I may speak it boldly ↩
31. Ephesians 6:20 2 Cor 3:12 ↩
32. Ephesians 6:20 Col 4:4 ↩
33. Ephesians 6:21 Eph 6:21, 22: Col 4:7-9 ↩
34. Ephesians 6:21 Lit what ↩
35. Ephesians 6:21 Acts 20:4; 2 Tim 4:12 ↩
36. Ephesians 6:21 Col 4:7 ↩
37. Ephesians 6:22 Lit Whom I have sent to you ↩
38. Ephesians 6:22 Col 4:8 ↩
39. Ephesians 6:22 Lit the things about us ↩
40. Ephesians 6:22 Col 2:2; 4:8 ↩
41. Ephesians 6:23 Rom 15:33; Gal 6:16; 2 Thess 3:16; 1 Pet 5:14 ↩
42. Ephesians 6:23 Gal 5:6; 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
43. Ephesians 6:24 Lit in incorruption ↩

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