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For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοtake upἀναλάβετεthe full armorτὴν πανοπλίανof Godτοῦ θεοῦso thatἵναyou may be ableδυνηθῆτεto resistἀντιστῆναιinἐνthe evilτῇ πονηρᾷday,τῇ ἡμέρᾳandκαὶhaving accomplishedκατεργασάμενοιeverything,ἅπανταto stand.στῆναι
Ephesians 6:13
Study it in the app“For this reason take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having accomplished everything, to stand.”
Strength to resist comes from the Lord and his armorTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:13, word by word
- take upἀναλάβετεanalabete
take up
To lift something to carry it, or take someone aboard to go with him.
Where else “analabete” 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- you may be ableδυνηθῆτεdynēthēte
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēthēte” appears- to resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnai
resist, oppose
Resist, oppose, stand against.
Where else “antistēnai” appears- the evilπονηρᾷponērai
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērai” appears- dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerai” appears- having accomplishedκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoi
produce
To yield as a fruit or consequence: one thing leads to another.
Where else “katergasamenoi” appears- everythingἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- to standστῆναιstēnai
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “stēnai” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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?