Focused Passage

Ephesians 6:10-20

Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God

Paul moves from Christ-governed household obedience and authority, to a call to stand firm in the Lord's strength against spiritual powers, to prayerful perseverance, gospel boldness, and final peace, love, faith, and grace.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

15and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.

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Verse 10

Original words

-ΤοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularFinallyλοιποῦG3064Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singularbe strongἐνδυναμοῦσθεG1743Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularmightyκράτειG2904Noun - Dative Neuter SingularpowerἰσχύοςG2479Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 11

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Put onἐνδύσασθεG1746Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularfull armorπανοπλίανG3833Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularso thatπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularcanδύνασθαιG1410Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passivemake your standστῆναιG2476Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveagainstπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singulardevil’sδιαβόλουG1228Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularschemesμεθοδείαςG3180Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 12

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ForὅτιG3754ConjunctionourἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularstruggleπάληG3823Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbagainstπρὸςG4314PrepositionfleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionagainstπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralrulersἀρχάςG746Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralagainstπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralauthoritiesἐξουσίαςG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralagainstπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpowersκοσμοκράτοραςG2888Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularthis {world’s}τούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingulardarknessσκότουςG4655Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[and] againstπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralspiritual [forces]πνευματικὰG4152Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof evilπονηρίαςG4189Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter Pluralheavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςG2032Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 13

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ThereforeΔιὰG1223Preposition-τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulartake upἀναλάβετεG353Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularfull armorπανοπλίανG3833Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionwhenἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularof evil {comes}πονηρᾷG4190Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularyou will be ableδυνηθῆτεG1410Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Pluralto stand your groundἀντιστῆναιG436Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhaving doneκατεργασάμενοιG2716Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluraleverythingἅπανταG537Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralto standστῆναιG2476Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 14

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Stand firmστῆτεG2476Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthenοὖνG3767ConjunctionwithἐνG1722Preposition{the belt of} truthἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine Singularbuckled aroundπεριζωσάμενοιG4024Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwaistὀσφὺνG3751Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[with]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbreastplateθώρακαG2382Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςG1343Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulararrayedἐνδυσάμενοιG1746Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 15

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andκαὶG2532Conjunction[with your]τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralfittedὑποδησάμενοιG5265Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralwithἐνG1722Preposition[the] readinessἑτοιμασίᾳG2091Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγελίουG2098Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof peaceεἰρήνηςG1515Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 16

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In addition toἐνG1722Prepositionall [this]πᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Pluraltake upἀναλαβόντεςG353Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularshieldθυρεὸνG2375Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof faithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularyou canδυνήσεσθεG1410Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralextinguishσβέσαιG4570Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralflamingπεπυρωμέναG4448Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralarrowsβέληG956Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularevil oneπονηροῦG4190Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 17

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontakeδέξασθεG1209Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhelmetπερικεφαλαίανG4030Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularof salvationσωτηρίουG4992Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularswordμάχαιρανG3162Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] wordῥῆμαG4487Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 18

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PrayπροσευχόμενοιG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] SpiritΠνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularatἐνG1722PrepositionallπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine SingulartimesκαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwithδιὰG1223Prepositionevery kind ofπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularprayerπροσευχῆςG4335Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpetitionδεήσεωςG1162Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionToεἰςG1519Prepositionthis [end]αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singularstay alertἀγρυπνοῦντεςG69Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralwithἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularperseveranceπροσκαρτερήσειG4343Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionin your prayersδεήσειG1162Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforπερὶG4012PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluraltheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralsaintsἁγίωνG40Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 19

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[Pray] alsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionmeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularthatἵναG2443ConjunctionwheneverἐνG1722PrepositionI openἀνοίξειG457Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularmouthστόματόςG4750Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwordsλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularmay be givenδοθῇG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularvvvἐνG1722Preposition[so that I will] boldlyπαρρησίᾳG3954Noun - Dative Feminine Singularmake knownγνωρίσαιG1107Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmysteryμυστήριονG3466Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγελίουG2098Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 20

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forὑπὲρG5228PrepositionwhichοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingularI am an ambassadorπρεσβεύωG4243Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionchainsἁλύσειG254Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[Pray] thatἵναG2443ConjunctionI may proclaim it fearlesslyπαρρησιάσωμαιG3955Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person SingularasὡςG5613AdverbIμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularshouldδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-λαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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