Ephesians 6:11

Amplified Bible

Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Wear the full armor of God. Wear God's armor so that you can fight against the devil's clever tricks.

Revised Standard Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Put on ye armour of God that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst ye crafty assautes of the devyll.

Hebrew Names Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

New American Standard Bible
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

New Century Version
Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks.

Update Bible Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Webster's Bible Translation
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

English Standard Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

World English Bible
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Weymouth's New Testament
Put on the complete armour of God, so as to be able to stand firm against all the stratagems of the Devil.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Clothe you with the armere of God, that ye moun stonde ayens aspiynges of the deuel.

English Revised Version
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Berean Standard Bible
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil's schemes.

Contemporary English Version
Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks.

American Standard Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Complete Jewish Bible
Use all the armor and weaponry that God provides, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the Adversary.

Darby Translation
Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And clothe you in all the armour of Aloha, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the accuser.

Murdock Translation
And put ye on; the whole armor of God, so that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Accuser.

King James Version (1611)
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the deuill.

New Living Translation
Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.

New Life Bible
Put on the things God gives you to fight with. Then you will not fall into the traps of the devil.

New Revised Standard
Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaultes of the deuil.

George Lamsa Translation
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Put on all the armour of God, that ye may stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll.

Good News Translation
Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.

Christian Standard Bible®
Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.

King James Version
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Lexham English Bible
Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Literal Translation
Put on all the armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil,

Young's Literal Translation
put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
put on the armor of God, that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst the craftie assautes off the deuell.

Mace New Testament (1729)
put on the set of divine armour, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

New English Translation
Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

New King James Version
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Put on the get-up of God so you will be protected from the devil and his devilish ways.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

Legacy Standard Bible
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might. ¹¹Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places. ¹³Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious]. ¹⁴So stand firm and hold your ground, HAVING TIGHTENED THE WIDE BAND OF TRUTH (personal integrity, moral courage) AROUND YOUR WAIST and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (an upright heart), ¹⁵and having strapped on YOUR FEET THE GOSPEL OF PEACE IN PREPARATION [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news]. ¹⁶Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. ¹⁸With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God's people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Put: Ephesians 4:24, Romans 13:14, Colossians 3:10

the whole: Ephesians 6:13, Romans 13:12, 2 Corinthians 6:7, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:8

able: Ephesians 6:13, Luke 14:29-31, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 7:25, Jude 1:24

the wiles: Ephesians 4:14,*Gr: Mark 13:22, 2 Corinthians 2:11, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Peter 2:1-3, Revelation 2:24, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:11-15, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:2, Revelation 20:3, Revelation 20:7, Revelation 20:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Joshua 4:13 - prepared for war Judges 3:2 - might know 1 Samuel 4:9 - Be strong 1 Samuel 25:28 - fighteth Nehemiah 4:13 - in the lower places Nehemiah 4:17 - with one Nehemiah 6:5 - with an open letter Psalms 144:1 - teacheth Jeremiah 43:12 - putteth Matthew 11:12 - from Matthew 13:39 - enemy John 18:11 - Put Acts 5:3 - why Romans 7:21 - a law Romans 8:38 - nor 1 Corinthians 14:8 - General Ephesians 4:27 - General Philippians 1:30 - the same 2 Timothy 2:3 - a good James 4:7 - Resist 1 Peter 5:9 - resist

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.

Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."

Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were extremely wicked and sinful against the LORD [unashamed in their open sin before Him].

2 Chronicles 34:27
"Because your heart was gentle and penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and humbled yourself before Me, and tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you," declares the LORD.

Psalms 11:5
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

Psalms 55:9
Confuse [my enemies], O Lord, divide their tongues [destroying their schemes], For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalms 140:11
"Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts]."

Isaiah 60:18
"Violence will not be heard again in your land, Nor devastation or destruction within your borders; But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Put on the whole armour of God,.... Not that which God himself is sometimes clothed with, and uses against his enemies; but what he has provided for his people, and furnishes them with; the particulars of which are after mentioned: and it is called "the armour of God", because it is prepared by him for his people, and is bestowed on them by him; and because it is in its own nature divine and spiritual, and not carnal; and because it is provided for fighting the Lord's battles, and is used in them; and because the efficacy of it is from him, and the execution it does is owing to him: and it is whole, complete, and perfect; and all of it is useful, and no part to be neglected, but all to be taken and "put on"; which is not to make and provide this armour, but to take it, as in Ephesians 6:13; as being ready made and provided, and to expect and prepare for battle, and make use of it; and this supposes saints to be in a warfare state, and that they are in the character of soldiers, and have enemies to fight with, and therefore should be accoutred with proper and suitable armour, to meet them:

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil; who is the grand enemy of Christ and his people, and a very powerful and cunning one he is; so that the whole armour of God should be put on, which is proof against all his might and craft, in order to stand against him, oppose him, and fight, and get the victory over him, which in the issue is always obtained by believers; for they not only stand their ground in the strength of Christ, and by the use of their armour confound his schemes, and baffle all his arts and stratagems, but are more than conquerors through him that has loved them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Put on the whole armor of God - The whole description here is derived from the weapons of an ancient soldier. The various parts of those weapons - constituting the “whole panoply” - are specified in Ephesians 6:14-17. The word rendered “whole armor” πανοπλίαν panoplian, “panoply”), means “complete armor,” offensive and defensive; see Luke 11:22; Romans 13:12 note; 2 Corinthians 6:7 note. “The armor of God” is not that which God wears, but that which he has provided for the Christian soldier. The meaning here is:

(1) That we are not to provide in our warfare such weapons as people employ in their contests, but such as God provides; that we are to renounce the weapons which are carnal, and put on such as God has directed for the achievement of the victory.

(2) We are to put on the “whole armor.” We are not to go armed partly with what God has appointed, and partly with such weapons as people use; nor are we to put on “a part” of the armor only, but the “whole” of it. A man needs “all” that armor if he is about to fight the battles of the Lord; and if he lacks “one” of the weapons which God has appointed, defeat may be the consequence.

That ye may be able to stand - The foes are so numerous and mighty, that unless clothed with the divine armor, victory will be impossible.

Against the wiles of the devil - The word rendered “wiles” (μεθοδεία methodeia), means properly that which is traced out with “method;” that which is “methodized;” and then that which is well laid - art, skill, cunning. It occurs in the New Testament only in Ephesians 4:14, and in this place. It is appropriately rendered here as “wiles,” meaning cunning devices, arts, attempts to delude and destroy us. The wiles “of the devil” are the various arts and stratagems which he employs to drag souls down to perdition. We can more easily encounter open force than we can cunning; and we need the weapons of Christian armor to meet the attempts to draw us into a snare, as much as to meet open force. The idea here is, that Satan does not carry on an open warfare. He does not meet the Christian soldier face to face. He advances covertly; makes his approaches in darkness; employs cunning rather than power, and seeks rather to delude and betray than to vanquish by mere force. Hence, the necessity of being constantly armed to meet him whenever the attack is made. A man who has to contend with a visible enemy, may feel safe if he only prepares to meet him in the open field. But far different is the case if the enemy is invisible; if he steals upon us slyly and stealthily; if he practices war only by ambushes and by surprises. Such is the foe that we have to contend with - and almost all the Christian struggle is a warfare against stratagems and wiles. Satan does not openly appear. He approaches us not in repulsive forms, but comes to recommend some plausible doctrine, to lay before us some temptation that shall not immediately repel us. He presents the world in an alluring aspect; invites us to pleasures that seem to be harmless, and leads us in indulgence until we have gone so far that we cannot retreat.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 11. Put on the whole armour of God — Ενδυσασθε την πανοπλιαν του Θεου. The apostle considers every Christian as having a warfare to maintain against numerous, powerful, and subtle foes; and that therefore they would need much strength, much courage, complete armour, and skill to use it. The panoply which is mentioned here refers to the armour of the heavy troops among the Greeks; those who were to sustain the rudest attacks, who were to sap the foundations of walls, storm cities, c. Their ordinary armour was the shield, the helmet, the sword, and the greaves or brazen boots. To all these the apostle refers below. Ephesians 6:13.

The wiles of the devil. — Τας μεθοδειας του διαβολου· The methods of the devil the different means, plans, schemes, and machinations which he uses to deceive, entrap, enslave, and ruin the souls of men. A man's method of sinning is Satan's method of ruining his soul. Ephesians 4:14.