Put on the full armor of God

Stand Strong and Send Peace · Ephesians 6

Story guide: Disclosed armor metaphor. The community stands and prays against spiritual evil rather than attacking flesh-and-blood enemies.

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10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

11Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

14Stand, therefore, having fastened your waist with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15and having shod your feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace,

16In all circumstances, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

17And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

18with every prayer and petition, praying at all times in the Spirit, and for this very thing staying alert with all perseverance in petition for all the saints,

19and for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

20for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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