Ephesians 6

==Put on the Armour of God (6:10-20)==
[[File:Work by Bucktooof, George Street, Croydon.jpg|thumb|Eph 6:12 quoted in graffiti in [[London]].]] 
This exhortation is the most vivid portrayal of the Christian spiritual struggle, in a metaphor of warfare, with detailed list of equipment of the Divine Warrior.{{sfn|Dunn|2007|pp=1177–1178}}<ref>{{bibleverse|Isaiah|59:17|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|1 Thessalonians|5:8|KJV}}</ref>

===Verse 10===
:''Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.''<ref>{{bibleverse|Ephesians|6:10|KJV}} [[King James Version|KJV]]</ref>
*"Be strong": the Greek word here is in present tense, not aorist, suggesting the 'maintenance' rather than the 'attainment' of strength, whereas the Latin versions read ''confortamini'', recalling the original idea of "comfort", "comforter,” in older English usage.<ref name=cambridgebible>[[Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges]]. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/ephesians/6.htm Ephesians 6]. Accessed 28 April 2019.</ref>

===Verse 13===
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:''Therefore take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.''<ref>{{bibleref2|Ephesians|6:13|NKJV}} NKJV</ref>
* "Take up the whole armour of God": a repetition of the exhortation in Ephesians 6:11, which seems necessary due to many powerful enemies as mentioned in the previous verse, to be followed by an account of the several parts of this armour.<ref name="gill_Eph6_13"/>
* "You may be able to withstand in the evil day": which is "be able to stand against the wiles, stratagems and power of Satan", opposing his schemes, and resisting his temptations, as the Syriac version renders it, "that ye may be able to meet the evil one" (to face him in the battle), while the Greek and other versions read, "in the evil day".<ref name="gill_Eph6_13"/>
* "Having done all": or "having overcome" or "withstand the enemy", as in "having routed the enemy", and then to stand as conquerors.<ref name="gill_Eph6_13">[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/ephesians-6-13.html ''John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible'', - Ephesians 6:13]</ref>