New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 6:13-24

13ThereforeG1223 G3778, takeG353 upG353 1the fullG3833 armorG3833 of GodG2316, soG2443 thatG2443 you will be ableG1410 to 2resistG436 on 3the evilG4190 dayG2250, and having doneG2716 everythingG537, to standG2476 firmG2476. 14StandG2476 firmG2476 thereforeG3767, 4having beltedG4024 your waistG3751 with truthG225, and having 5putG1746 onG1746 the breastplateG2382 of righteousnessG1343, 15and having 6strappedG5265 onG5265 your feetG4228 the preparationG2091 of the gospelG2098 of peaceG1515; 16 7in addition to allG3956, takingG353 upG353 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 everyG3956 15prayerG4335 and requestG1162, 16 17prayG4336 at allG3956 timesG2540 18in the SpiritG4151, and with thisG846 in viewG1519, 19 20be alertG69 with allG3956 21perseveranceG4343 and every 22requestG1162 for allG3956 the 23saintsG40, 19and 24pray inG5228 my behalfG5228, that speechG3056 may be givenG1325 to me 25in the openingG457 of my mouthG4750, to makeG1107 knownG1107 with 26boldnessG3954 27the mysteryG3466 of the gospelG2098, 20for whichG3739 I amG4243 anG4243 28ambassadorG4243 29in 30chainsG254; that 31in proclaiming it I may speakG3955 32boldlyG3955, 33as I oughtG1163 to speakG2980.

21 34NowG1161, soG2443 thatG2443 you alsoG2532 may knowG3609 about my circumstancesG3588 G2596 as to 35whatG5101 I am doingG4238, 36TychicusG5190, 37the belovedG27 brotherG80 and faithfulG4103 38servantG1249 in the LordG2962, will makeG1107 everythingG3956 knownG1107 to you. 22 39 40I have sentG3992 him to you for thisG3778 veryG846 purpose, soG2443 thatG2443 you may knowG1097 41aboutG4012 us, and that he may 42comfortG3870 your heartsG2588.

23 43PeaceG1515 be to the brothersG80 and sisters, and 44loveG26 with faithG4102, from GodG2316 the FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24GraceG5485 be with allG3956 thoseG3588 who loveG25 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 45with 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 6:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
24. Ephesians 6:19 Col 4:3; 1 Thess 5:25 ↩
25. Ephesians 6:19 2 Cor 6:11 ↩
26. Ephesians 6:19 2 Cor 3:12 ↩
27. Ephesians 6:19 Eph 3:3 ↩
28. Ephesians 6:20 2 Cor 5:20; Philem 9 mg ↩
29. Ephesians 6:20 Acts 21:33; 28:20; Eph 3:1; Phil 1:7; Col 4:3 ↩
30. Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain ↩
31. Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss I may speak it boldly ↩
32. Ephesians 6:20 2 Cor 3:12 ↩
33. Ephesians 6:20 Col 4:4 ↩
34. Ephesians 6:21 Eph 6:21, 22: Col 4:7-9 ↩
35. Ephesians 6:21 Or how ↩
36. Ephesians 6:21 Acts 20:4; 2 Tim 4:12 ↩
37. Ephesians 6:21 Col 4:7 ↩
38. Ephesians 6:21 Or minister ↩
39. Ephesians 6:22 Lit Whom I have sent to you ↩
40. Ephesians 6:22 Col 4:8 ↩
41. Ephesians 6:22 Lit the things about us ↩
42. Ephesians 6:22 Col 2:2; 4:8 ↩
43. Ephesians 6:23 Rom 15:33; Gal 6:16; 2 Thess 3:16; 1 Pet 5:14 ↩
44. Ephesians 6:23 Gal 5:6; 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
45. Ephesians 6:24 Lit in incorruption ↩

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