Full Eph 6:18. The verse is grammatically a participial clause, not a list-item: "praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Treating prayer as a discrete seventh armor-element flattens the Greek grammar and obscures its actual function — prayer is the continuous vigilance and disposition in which the other six pieces are worn. Founder editorial slot primary location — Pastor Marc frames the posture-vs-armor distinction.
Prayer — Posture, Not Armor
Eph 6:18 — the participial-grammar exposition.
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John Calvin
Commentaries
1. Children, obey. Why does the apostle use the word obey instead of honor, which has a greater extent of meaning? It is because Obedience is the evidence of that honor which children owe to their parents, and is therefore more earnestly enforced. It is likewise more difficult; for the…
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