39 Bible Verses about Spiritual Warfare

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight,

He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

I ask that when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I propose to be courageous against some, who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

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

A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.

If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

Save, O Lord;
May the King answer us in the day we call.

The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But victory belongs to the Lord.

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.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war;
And with you I shatter nations,
And with you I destroy kingdoms.

There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

For if the bugle produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.

in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.

May He remember all your meal offerings
And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.

Then he said to the people, “Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the Lord.”

But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard nor let a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout!”

“They will be as mighty men,
Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle;
And they will fight, for the Lord will be with them;
And the riders on horses will be put to shame.

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans.

Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,

He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered.