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

Colossians 1:13

Spiritual wickedness

Ephesians 1:3

General references

Mark 3:27

2 Corinthians 2:11

Bible References

Wrestle

Strive to enter in by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

And every one that contends in the games is temperate in all things, they indeed to obtain a perishable crown, we an imperishable.

And if a man contends as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he contends lawfully.

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

Flesh and blood

And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonas, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor shall destruction inherit indestructibleness.

was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

Principalities

above every principality and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this life but also in that to come,

that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly [worlds] should be made known, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God,

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

[and] having subjugated principalities and powers, he made a public exhibition of them, leading them in triumph by it.

who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

Against the

When I was daily with you in the temple you stretched not out your hands upon me but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

There is now a judgment of this world; the ruler of this world shall now be cast out;

I will not speak with you much more; for the ruler of this world comes and has nothing in me;

and of judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among the sanctified by faith in me.

in whom the god of this life has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God, may not shine.

who delivered us from the power of 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 has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [worlds] in Christ,

General references

But no one can enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

that we may not be circumvented by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.