41 Bible Verses about Spiritual Warfare, As Conflict

For the wrestling is not to us against blood and flesh, but against beginnings, against powers, against the chiefs of the world of darkness of this life, against spiritual things of wickedness in heavenly things.

For walking in the flesh, we war not after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;)

The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not consideration for the flesh, for the passions.

(For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;)

And he will answer And say to me, saying, This the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by strength, not by power, but by my spirit, said Jehovah of armies.

For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are adverse to one another: that not the things ye would, these should ye do.

Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul;

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you, to sift as wheat: And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.

And I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and taking me captive to the law of sin being in my members.

And all wishing to live devotedly in Christ Jesus shall be driven out.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and save for his heavenly kingdom: to whom the glory for the times of times. Amen.

Ye have not yet resisted until blood, fighting against sin.

These have I spoken to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world shall ye have pressure; but take courage; I have conquered the world.

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news; And terrified in nothing by them being hostile to you: which to them is truly an indication of destruction, and to you of salvation, and this from God. For upon you was it conferred as a favor for Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him;read more.
Having the same struggle which ye saw in me, and now hear in me.

Dearly beloved, be not astonished at the refining of fire in you, being for trial to you, as a strange thing happening to you: But, inasmuch as ye participate in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice; that also, in the revelation of his glory, ye might rejoice, transported with joy.

For this take up the complete armor of God, that ye might be able to withstand in the evil day, and having effected all things, to stand.

Thou therefore suffer ill treatment, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

But beseech one another according to each day, as far as the day is called; lest any of you be hardened by deceit of sin.

And I heard a great voice saying in heaven, Now was salvation and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren was cast down, he accusing them before our God, day and night.

Watch ye, stand in the faith, be manly, be strengthened..

Did I not command thee? Be strong and be active; thou shalt not fear and thou shalt not bend: for Jehovah thy God is with thee in all where thou shalt go.

And Joshua will say to them, Ye shall not fear and ye shall not be dismayed; be strong and be active, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies whom ye war against them.

And he will give chiefs of the war over the people, and he will gather them together to him to the street of the gate of the city, and he will speak to their heart, saying, Be strong and be firm ye shall not fear and ye shall not be terrified-from the face of the king of Assur, and from before all the multitude which are with him: for with us much more than with him. With him an arm of flesh; and with us Jehovah our God to help, and to war our wars. And the people will lean upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Contend earnestly the good contest of faith, take hold upon eternal life, into which thou wert also called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

So that we ourselves boast in you in all the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your expulsions and pressures which ye endure:

Whom resist firm in the faith, knowing that the same of sufferings are completed by your brotherhood in the world. And the God of all grace, having called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, may he put you in proper order, having suffered a little time, may he support you, make firm, lay the foundation.

Be abstemious, watch; for your adversary the accuser, as a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he might swallow down:

Brethren, if a man be taken in any fault, ye the spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; observing thyself narrowly, lest thou also be tempted.

By all prayer and supplication praying in all time in Spirit, and for this same watching vigilantly in all perseverance and supplication for the holy:

And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Watch and pray, lest ye come into temptation: truly the spirit of a ready will, and the flesh weak.

Watch ye and pray, that ye should not come into temptation. Truly the spirit well inclined, and the flesh weak.

Truly therefore was Peter kept in prison: and prayer was made continually by the church to God for him.

And that we may be delivered from unfit and evil men: for not faith of all.

As to the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

Thou wilt fasten me together with strength for the war, Thou wilt subdue under me him rising up against me.

God girding me with strength, and he will give my way blameless. Setting my feet as the hinds, and he will cause me to stand upon my heights. Teaching my hands to war, and a bow of brass was bent by mine arms.read more.
Thou wilt give to me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand will uphold me, and thy clemency will enlarge me. Thou wilt make broad my steps under me and my joints did not waver.

That he might give to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the interior man;

I am strong for all things in Christ strengthening me.

Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the artifices of the accuser.

For this take up the complete armor of God, that ye might be able to withstand in the evil day, and having effected all things, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice; And fastened under the feet in preparation of the good news of peace;read more.
Over all, having taken the shield of faith, in which ye shall be able to quench all the inflamed darts of evil. And take ye the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: