Ephesians 6:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.

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  • Eph 5:16 : 16 Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Eph 6:11-17 : 11 Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One. 12 For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens. 13 For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place. 14 Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet; 16 And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. 17 And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 (For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
  • Luke 8:13 : 13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.
  • Amos 6:3 : 3 You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
  • Mal 3:2 : 2 But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
  • Rev 6:17 : 17 For the great day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?

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    10Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

    11Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.

    12For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

  • Eph 6:14-18
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    14Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

    15Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet;

    16And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.

    17And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

    18With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,

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    12The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

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    7In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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    3For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

    4(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);

    5Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;

    6Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.

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    13Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.

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    7For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

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    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

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    3Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.

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    9Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

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    6So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

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    8But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

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    3Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.

    4Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.

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    23And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

    24And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

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    2Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.

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    27And do not give way to the Evil One.

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    22Keep from every form of evil.

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