Ephesians 6:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 5:8-9 : 8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up, 9 whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.
  • 1 John 5:4-5 : 4 because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world -- our faith; 5 who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, `Fear not, Abram, I `am' a shield to thee, thy reward `is' exceeding great.'
  • Ps 56:3-4 : 3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee. 4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
  • Ps 56:10-11 : 10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word. 11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
  • Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 A tower of strength `is' the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.
  • 2 Cor 4:16-18 : 16 wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day; 17 for the momentary light matter of our tribulation, more and more exceedingly an age-during weight of glory doth work out for us -- 18 we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen `are' temporary, but the things not seen `are' age-during.
  • 1 Thess 5:19 : 19 The Spirit quench not;
  • Heb 6:17-18 : 17 in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath, 18 that through two immutable things, in which `it is' impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before `us',
  • Heb 11:24-34 : 24 by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh, 25 having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season, 26 greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward; 27 by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One -- he endured; 28 by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them. 29 By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up; 30 by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days; 31 by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace. 32 And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets, 33 who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.

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    6 and a frontlet of brass `is' on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

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    8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

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