Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
New American Standard Bible
Stand firm therefore,
King James Version
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Holman Bible
Stand,
righteousness
International Standard Version
Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
American Standard Version
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Amplified
So stand firm and hold your ground, having
An Understandable Version
So, you people should stand firm [in the faith], with the belt of truth firmly buckled around you, and with the "flack jacket" of righteousness on your chest.
Anderson New Testament
Stand, therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,
Bible in Basic English
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;
Common New Testament
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Daniel Mace New Testament
stand firm, the belt of truth round your waist, let justice invest you like mail:
Darby Translation
Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Godbey New Testament
Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness,
Goodspeed New Testament
Stand your ground, then, with the belt of truth around your waist, and put on uprightness as your coat of mail,
John Wesley New Testament
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Julia Smith Translation
Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice;
King James 2000
Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Stand, therefore, and your loins gird about with verity, having on the breastplate of righteousness,
Moffatt New Testament
Hold your ground, tighten the belt of truth about your loins, wear integrity as your coat of mail,
Montgomery New Testament
Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,
NET Bible
Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
New Heart English Bible
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Noyes New Testament
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Sawyer New Testament
Stand, therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and having put on the cuirass of righteousness,
The Emphasized Bible
Stand therefore, - having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Stand therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Stand your ground, then, 'with truth for your belt,' and 'with righteousness for your breast-plate,'
Webster
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness;
Weymouth New Testament
Stand therefore, first fastening round you the girdle of truth and putting on the breastplate of uprightness
Williams New Testament
Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail,
World English Bible
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Worrell New Testament
Stand, therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put on the breast-plate of righteousness,
Worsley New Testament
Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth, and putting on the breast-plate of righteousness:
Youngs Literal Translation
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,
Themes
Armor » The equipment of a soldier
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
Attitudes of the Christian » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Standing, for warfare
Breastplate » Armor for soldiers » Figurative
Breastplate » Illustrative of the » Defence of righteousness
Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with the loins girt
Righteousness » Saints » Should have on the breast-plate of
The Roman empire » Allusions to military affairs of » Use of the panoply or defensive armor
Seven » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Standing, for warfare
Social duties » In relation to food in relation to speech » Truthfulness
Soldiers » Figurative » Of the Christian
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
Truth » Is part of Christian armor
Truth » Is part of the Christian armor
War » Figurative » Must stand firm in
War » Figurative » Armor for » The breastplate of righteousness
War » Figurative » Armor for » The belt of truth
War/weapons » The weapons of a spiritual war
Warfare of saints » Saints » Must stand firm in
Warfare of saints » Armor for » Breastplate of righteousness
Topics
Interlinear
Perizonnumi
Perizonnumi
References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 6:14
Images Ephesians 6:14
Prayers for Ephesians 6:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Spiritual Warfare
13 Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet in preparation of the good-news of peace.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 59:17
And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head. And he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
Isaiah 11:5
And righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
Luke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and the lights burning,
1 Thessalonians 5:8
But we, being of the day, should be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope entirely for the grace brought to you at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:7
in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left,
Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
Revelation 9:9
And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running into battle.
Revelation 9:17
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sit on them having breastplates fiery red, and of hyacinth color, and sulphurous. And the heads of the horses are like heads of lions, and out of their mouths come fire and smo