2 Corinthians 6:7

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Summary

2 Corinthians 6:7

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

The word

The power

The armour

Bible References

The word

and God is faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

because if anything to him in your behalf I have boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all things in truth we did speak to you, so also our boasting before Titus became truth,

And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

The power

for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

for even if he was crucified from infirmity, yet he doth live from the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him from the power of God toward you.

and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.

and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.

and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,

and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --

and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

God also bearing joint-witness both with signs and wonders, and manifold powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to His will.

The armour

And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.

And He putteth on righteousness as a breastplate, And an helmet of salvation on His head, And He putteth on garments of vengeance for clothing, And is covered, as with an upper-robe, with zeal.

the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

and we, being of the day -- let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet -- a hope of salvation,

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,