Parallel Verses
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,
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,
A Conservative Version
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, 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
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
American
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 So you must take on God's full armor, so as to be able to take a stand in the day when evil attacks you, and, after having completely finished the contest, to hold your own. 14 Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail, 15 and put on your feet the preparation the good news of peace supplies.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 12:35
"You must keep your belts tight and your lamps burning,
1 Thessalonians 5:8
but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, as a means of spiritual preparation, tighten up the belt about your minds, keep perfectly calm, keep your hope on the spiritual blessing to be conferred upon you at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:7
my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;
Ephesians 5:9
for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;
Revelation 9:9
they had breastplates that seemed to be made of steel; the noise of their wings was like the noise of vast numbers of chariots and horses rushing into battle;
Revelation 9:17
In my vision the horses and the horsemen looked like this: Their breastplates were red, blue, and yellow; the horses' heads were like lions' heads, and fire, smoke, and sulphur kept pouring out of their mouths.