Ephesians 6:11–24

¹¹Put on the full armor of God,^u so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,^v but against the rulers, against the authorities,^w against the powers^x of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.^{y 13}Therefore put on the full armor of God,^z so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,^a with the breastplate of righteousness in place,^{b 15}and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.^{c 16}In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,^d with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.^{e 17}Take the helmet of salvation^f and the sword of the Spirit,^g which is the word of God.^h

¹⁸And pray in the Spiritⁱ on all occasions^j with all kinds of prayers and requests.^k With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying^l for all the Lord’s people. ¹⁹Pray also for me,^m that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlesslyⁿ make known the mystery^o of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ambassador^p in chains.^q Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Final Greetings

²¹Tychicus,^r the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. ²²I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are,^s and that he may encourage you.^t

²³Peace^u to the brothers and sisters,^c and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.^d