Ephesians 6:11

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Summary

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Put

Ephesians 4:24

Romans 13:14

Colossians 3:10

The whole

1 Thessalonians 5:8

Able

Jude 1:24

The wiles

General references

Mark 3:27

2 Corinthians 2:11

Ephesians 4:27

Bible References

Put

Put on the new man, that in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Put on (live like) (clothe yourself with) the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

You put on the new self that is being renewed to a true knowledge (full discernment) according to the image of the one who created him.

The whole

For that reason, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, having done everything, to stand firm.

The night is far along and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

The weapons we use in our fight are not of the flesh but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments.

Let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love; and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

Able

For that reason, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, having done everything, to stand firm.

If you do not, you will not be able to finish the project after laying the foundation. Everyone who sees what happened will ridicule and poke fun of you.

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.

He is able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he is always alive to intercede for them.

Now to him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish with exceeding joy.

The wiles

We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

The god of this age (world) (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement) has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds will be lead away from the simplicity and the purity (cleanness) that is toward Christ.

The evil (lawless) one will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false signs and wonders.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (consume).

There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold on to Jezebel's teaching, who have not learned what are called the deep things of Satan," I will not burden you with anything else.

The great dragon was thrown down, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was hurled down to the earth, and his angels with him.

Then I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.

The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet that performed signs before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.

He seized the dragon, the old serpent that is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

General references

No one can enter into the house of the strong man and steal his property unless he first captures the strong man. Then he will steal his property.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.