Ephesians 6:13

Amplified Bible

Therefore, 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].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
That is why you need to get God's full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For this cause take vnto you the armoure of God yt ye maye be able to resist in the evyll daye and to stonde perfect in all thinges.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

New Century Version
That is why you need to put on God's full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.

Update Bible Version
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore take to you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

English Standard Version
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

World English Bible
Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Wherefore take to you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Weymouth's New Testament
Therefore put on the complete armour of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground on the day of battle, and, having fought to the end, to remain victors on the field.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor take ye the armere of God, that ye moun ayenstonde in the yuel dai; and in alle thingis stonde perfit.

English Revised Version
Wherefore take up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

Contemporary English Version
So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm.

American Standard Version
Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Complete Jewish Bible
So take up every piece of war equipment God provides; so that when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist; and when the battle is won, you will still be standing.

Darby Translation
For this reason take [to you] the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.

International Standard Version
For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand in that evil day. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.2 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 5:16; 6:11;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Wherefore clothe you with all the armour of Aloha, that you may be able to meet the evil one, and being prepared in every thing you may stand.

Murdock Translation
Therefore put ye on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to meet the evil [fn] ; and, being in all respects prepared, may stand firm.

King James Version (1611)
Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that yee may be able to withstand in the euill day, and hauing done all, to stand.

New Living Translation
Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.

New Life Bible
Because of this, put on all the things God gives you to fight with. Then you will be able to stand in that sinful day. When it is all over, you will still be standing.

New Revised Standard
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast.

George Lamsa Translation
Wherefore put you on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to meet the evil one, and being prepared you shall prevail.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day, and hauing finished all thynges, to stande fast.

Good News Translation
So put on God's armor now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.

Christian Standard Bible®
For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

King James Version
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Lexham English Bible
Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

Literal Translation
Because of this, take up all of the armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having worked out all things, to stand.

Young's Literal Translation
because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For this cause take ye the armoure of God, yt ye maye be able to resiste in the euell daye, and stonde perfecte in all thinges.

Mace New Testament (1729)
wherefore invest yourselves with the set of divine armour, that ye may be able to withstand in the difficult day, and having overcome all to maintain your ground.

THE MESSAGE
Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

New English Translation
For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

New King James Version
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Put on every piece of God's get-up so you will be kept safe. After the battle, you may be bloody, but you will still be standing.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

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

take: Ephesians 6:11-17, 2 Corinthians 10:4

the whole: בםןנכיב [Strong's G3833], a complete suit of armour, both offensive and defensive, from נבם, all, and ןנכןם [Strong's G3696], armour.

in the: Ephesians 5:6, Ephesians 5:16, Ecclesiastes 12:1, Amos 6:3, Luke 8:13, Revelation 3:10

done all: or, overcome all

to stand: Malachi 3:2, Luke 21:36, Colossians 4:12, Revelation 6:17

Reciprocal: Psalms 1:1 - standeth Isaiah 5:27 - neither Jeremiah 17:17 - thou Ezekiel 13:5 - to stand Amos 5:13 - an evil Romans 5:2 - wherein 1 Corinthians 10:13 - hath 1 Corinthians 16:13 - quit 2 Corinthians 6:7 - the armour 1 Thessalonians 3:8 - if 1 Thessalonians 5:8 - the breastplate 1 John 4:4 - and have Revelation 7:9 - stood Revelation 12:11 - they overcame

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 6:4
There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame).

Genesis 6:6
The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.

Genesis 6:7
So the LORD said, "I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind's sin] and I regret that I have made them."

Genesis 6:10
Now Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:11
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God's sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].

Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.

Genesis 7:23
God destroyed (blotted out, wiped away) every living thing that was on the surface of the earth; man and animals and the crawling things and the birds of the heavens were destroyed from the land. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

Genesis 49:5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel]; Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,.... This is a repetition of the exhortation in Ephesians 6:11; which repetition seems necessary by reason of the many powerful enemies mentioned in the preceding verse, and serves to explain what is meant by putting it on: and leads on the apostle to give an account of the several parts of this armour: the end of taking it is much the same as before,

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day; that is, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles and stratagems of Satan, against his power and might, to oppose his schemes, and resist his temptations: and so the Syriac version renders it, "that ye may be able to meet the evil one"; to face him, and give him battle, being accoutred with the whole armour of God; though the Greek copies, and other versions, read, "in the evil day"; in which sin and iniquity abound, error and heresy prevail, Satan is very busy, trials and afflictions come on, persecution arises because of the word, and God's judgments are in the earth:

and having done all to stand; or having overcome, having routed the enemy, stand as conquerors; or rather, having took and put on the whole armour of God, in order to stand, and withstand the enemy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the evil day - The day of temptation; the day when you are violently assaulted.

And having done all, to stand - Margin, “or overcome.” The Greek word means, to work out, effect, or produce; and then to work up, to make an end of, to vanquish. Robinson, Lexicon. The idea seems to be, that they were to overcome or vanquish all their foes, and thus to stand firm. The whole language here is taken from war; and the idea is, that every foe was to be subdued - no matter how numerous or formidable they might be. Safety and triumph could be looked for only when every enemy was slain.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 13. Wherefore — Because ye have such enemies to contend with, take unto you-assume, as provided and prepared for you, the whole armour of God; which armour if you put on and use, you shall be both invulnerable and immortal. The ancient heroes are fabled to have had armour sent to them by the gods; and even the great armour-maker, Vulcan, was reputed to be a god himself. This was fable: What Paul speaks of is reality. Ephesians 6:11.

That ye may be able to withstand — That ye may not only stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free, but also discomfit all your spiritual foes; and continuing in your ranks, maintain your ground against them, never putting off your armour, but standing always ready prepared to repel any new attack.

And having done all, to stand. — Και ἁπαντα κατεργασαμενοι στηναι· rather, And having conquered all, stand: this is a military phrase, and is repeatedly used in this sense by the best Greek writers. So Dionys. Hal. Ant., lib. vi., page 400: Και παντα πολεμια εν ολιγῳ κατεργασαμενοι χρονῳ· "Having in a short time discomfited all our enemies, we returned with numerous captives and much spoil." See many examples in Kypke. By evil day we may understand any time of trouble, affliction, and sore temptation.

As there is here allusion to some of the most important parts of the Grecian armour, I shall give a short account of the whole. It consisted properly of two sorts:

1. Defensive armour, or that which protected themselves.

2. Offensive armour, or that by which they injured their enemies. The apostle refers to both.

I. Defensive armour:

περικεφαλαια, the HELMET; this was the armour for the head, and was of various forms, and embossed with a great variety of figures. Connected with the helmet was the crest or ridge on the top of the helmet, adorned with several emblematic figures; some for ornament, some to strike terror. For crests on ancient helmets we often see the winged lion, the griffin, chimera, c. St. Paul seems to refer to one which had an emblematical representation of hope.

ζωμα, the GIRDLE this went about the loins, and served to brace the armour tight to the body, and to support daggers, short swords, and such like weapons, which were frequently stuck in it. This kind of girdle is in general use among the Asiatic nations to the present day.

θωραξ, the BREAST-PLATE; this consisted of two parts, called πτερυγες or wings: one covered the whole region of the thorax or breast, in which the principal viscera of life are contained; and the other covered the back, as far down as the front part extended.

κνημιδες, GREAVES or brazen boots, which covered the shin or front of the leg; a kind of solea was often used, which covered the sole, and laced about the instep, and prevented the foot from being wounded by rugged ways, thorns, stones, c.

χειριδες, GAUNTLETS a kind of gloves that served to defend the hands, and the arm up to the elbow.

ασπις, the clypeus or SHIELD; it was perfectly round, and sometimes made of wood, covered with bullocks' hides; but often made of metal. The aspis or shield of Achilles, made by Vulcan, was composed of five plates, two of brass, two of tin, and one of gold; so Homer, Il. U. v. 270:-

- επει πεντε πτυχας ηλασε Κυλλοποδιων,

Τας δυο χαλκειας, δυο δ' ενδοθι κασσιτεροιο,

Την δε μιαν χρυσην.

Five plates of various metal, various mould,

Composed the shield; of brass each outward fold,

Of tin each inward, and the middle gold.

Of shields there were several sorts:

γερρων or γερρα, the gerron; a small square shield, used first by the Persians.

λαισηιον, LAISEION; a sort of oblong shield, covered with rough hides, or skins with the hair on.

πελτη, the PELTA; a small light shield, nearly in the form of a demicrescent, with a small ornament, similar to the recurved leaves of a flower de luce, on the centre of a diagonal edge or straight line; this was the Amazonian shield.

θυρεος, the scutum or OBLONG SHIELD; this was always made of wood, and covered with hides. It was exactly in the shape of the laiseion, but differed in size, being much larger, and being covered with hides from which the hair had been taken off. It was called θυρεος from θυρα, a door, which it resembled in its oblong shape; but it was made curved, so as to embrace the whole forepart of the body. The aspis and the thureos were the shields principally in use; the former for light, the latter for heavy armed troops.

II. Offensive armour, or weapons; the following were chief:

εγχος, enchos, the SPEAR; which was generally a head of brass or iron, with a long shaft of ash.

δορυ, the LANCE; differing perhaps little from the former, but in its size and lightness; being a missile used, both by infantry and cavalry, for the purpose of annoying the enemy at a distance.

ξιφος, the SWORD; these were of various sizes, and in the beginning all of brass. The swords of Homer's heroes are all of this metal.

μαχαιρα, called also a sword, sometimes a knife; it was a short sword, used more frequently by gladiators, or in single combat. What other difference it had from the xiphos I cannot tell.

αξινη, from which our word AXE; the common battle-axe.

πελεκυς, the BIPEN; a sort of battle-axe, with double face, one opposite to the other.

κορυνη, an iron club or mace, much used both among the ancient Greeks and Persians.

τοξον, the BOW; with its pharetra or quiver, and its stock or sheaf of arrows.

σφενδονη, the SLING; an instrument in the use of which most ancient nations were very expert, particularly the Hebrews and ancient Greeks.

The arms and armour mentioned above were not always in use; they were found out and improved by degrees. The account given by Lucretius of the arms of the first inhabitants of the earth is doubtless as correct as it is natural.

Arma antiqua manus, ungues, dentesque fuere,

Et lapides, et item silvarum fragmina rami,

Et flammae, atque ignes postquam sunt cognita primum:

Posterius ferri vis est, aerisque reperta:

Sed prius aeris erat quam ferri cognitus usus:

Quo facilis magis est natura, et copia major.

De Rerum Nat., lib. v. ver. 1282.

Whilst cruelty was not improved by art,

And rage not furnished yet with sword or dart;

With fists, or boughs, or stones, the warriors fought;

These were the only weapons Nature taught:

But when flames burnt the trees and scorched the ground,

Then brass appeared, and iron fit to wound.

Brass first was used, because the softer ore,

And earth's cold veins contained a greater store.

CREECH.

I have only to observe farther on this head,

1. That the ancient Greeks and Romans went constantly armed;

2. That before they engaged they always ate together; and

3. That they commenced every attack with prayer to the gods for success.