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Ephesians 6:13

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
διὰdiaBecause ofG1223 →
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 →
ἀναλάβετεanalabetedo take upG353 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
πανοπλίανpanopliancomplete armorG3833 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
δυνηθῆτεdunēthēteyou may be ableG1410 →
ἀντιστῆναιantistēnaito withstandG436 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250 →
τῇtēa<the>G3588 →
πονηρᾷponēraevilG4190 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἅπανταhapantaall thingsG537 →
κατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoihaving doneG2716 →
στῆναι.¶stēnaito stand.G2476 →

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Ephesians 6:11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”Ephesians 6:11–17Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.Ephesians 5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Revelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.Revelation 7:9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.Jeremiah 17:17Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

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About Ephesians

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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