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Put onἐνδύσασθεthe full armorτὴν πανοπλίανof Godτοῦ θεοῦso thatπρὸς τὸyouὑμᾶςmay be ableδύνασθαιto standστῆναιagainstπρὸςthe schemesτὰς μεθοδείαςof the devil;τοῦ διαβόλου
Ephesians 6:11
Study it in the app“Put on the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil;”
Strength to resist comes from the Lord and his armorTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:11, word by word
- Put onἐνδύσασθεendysasthe
be clothed with
To be clothed with something: with Christ, with power.
Where else “endysasthe” appears- the full armorπανοπλίανpanoplian
full armor
Full armor, the complete equipment of a soldier.
Where else “panoplian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- may be ableδύνασθαιdynasthai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthai” appears- to standστῆναιstēnai
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “stēnai” appears- the schemesμεθοδείαςmethodeias
scheme
Scheme, a cunning plan to deceive.
Where else “methodeias” appears- of the devilδιαβόλουdiabolou
devil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolou” appears
The context
10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his strength.
11 · This verse (above)
12because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
To study Ephesians 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions does Paul give to children and to parents (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
Paul describes God's armor piece by piece (v. 13-17). Why do you think he uses this image, and what does each piece stand for?
3. How I live it
Paul asks for prayer at all times and for all the saints (v. 18). Whom will you pray for today, and at what moment of the day?