Ephesians 6:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wrestle

Flesh and blood

Matthew 16:17

1 Corinthians 15:50

Galatians 1:16

Principalities

1 Peter 3:22

Against the

Spiritual wickedness

Ephesians 1:3

General references

Mark 3:27

2 Corinthians 2:11

Bible References

Wrestle

Be striving to enter through the narrow door; for, many, I say unto you, will seek to enter, and will not be able, -

But, every man who striveth in the games, in all things, useth self-control; - they, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown, they may receive; but, we, an incorruptible!

If, moreover, any man, contend even in the games, he is not crowned, unless, lawfully, he contend;

Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,

Flesh and blood

And Jesus, answering, said to him - Happy, art thou, Simon Bar-yona, - because, flesh and blood, revealed it not unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

And, this, I say, brethren, - that, flesh and blood, cannot inherit, God's kingdom. Neither doth, corruption, inherit, incorruption.

to reveal his Son in me, that I might announce the glad-message regarding him among the nations, straightway, I conferred not with flesh and blood,

Principalities

Over-above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one,

In order that now, unto the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies, might be made known, through means of the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God, -

For I am persuaded that - neither death nor life, nor messengers nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

Spoiling the principalities and the authorities, he made of them an open example, celebrating a triumph over them thereby.

Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, messengers and authorities and powers, having been made subject unto him.

Against the

In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience,

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from wandering about therein.

Daily, was I with you, in the temple, and yet ye stretched not forth your hands against me! -- But, this, is your hour, and the authority of darkness.

Now, is there, a judging, of this world, - Now, the ruler of this world, shall be cast out;

No longer, many things, will I speak with you; for, the world's ruler, is coming, and, in me, hath, nothing, -

And, concerning judgment, because, the ruler of this world, hath been judged.

To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

In whom, the god of this age, hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to the end they may not discern the radiance e of the glad-message of the glory of the Christ - who is the image of God.

Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Spiritual wickedness

Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ,

General references

But, no one is able into the house of the mighty one to enter, and, his spoils, to carry off, unless, first the mighty one, he bind, and, then his house, will he plunder!

Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.