11 Put on(A) the full armor(B) of God so that you can stand against the tactics[a] of the Devil. 12 For our battle is not against flesh(C) and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,(D) against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil(E) in the heavens.(F) 13 This is why you must take up the full armor(G) of God, so that you may be able to resist(H) in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:11 Or schemes, or tricks

11 Put on the full armor of God,(A) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(B) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(C) against the powers(D) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(E) 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(F) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

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