Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, New Living Translation Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. English Standard Version Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Berean Standard Bible Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, Berean Literal Bible Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, King James Bible Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; New King James Version Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, New American Standard Bible Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, NASB 1995 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, NASB 1977 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, Legacy Standard Bible Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, Amplified Bible So stand firm and hold your ground, HAVING TIGHTENED THE WIDE BAND OF TRUTH (personal integrity, moral courage) AROUND YOUR WAIST and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (an upright heart), Christian Standard Bible Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, Holman Christian Standard Bible Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, American Standard Version Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Contemporary English Version Be ready! Let the truth be like a belt around your waist, and let God's justice protect you like armor. English Revised Version Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, GOD'S WORD® Translation So then, take your stand! Fasten truth around your waist like a belt. Put on God's approval as your breastplate. Good News Translation So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate, International Standard Version Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Majority Standard Bible Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, NET Bible Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, New Heart English Bible Stand therefore, having the belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Webster's Bible Translation Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness; Weymouth New Testament Stand therefore, first fastening round you the girdle of truth and putting on the breastplate of uprightness World English Bible Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionStand, therefore, having your loins girded around in truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Berean Literal Bible Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Young's Literal Translation Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness, Smith's Literal Translation Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleStand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice, New American Bible So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, New Revised Standard Version Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleArise, therefore, gird your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Stand therefore and gird your waist with the truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentStand, therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness, Godbey New Testament Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness, Haweis New Testament Stand therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness; Mace New Testament stand firm, the belt of truth round your waist, let justice invest you like mail: Weymouth New Testament Stand therefore, first fastening round you the girdle of truth and putting on the breastplate of uprightness Worrell New Testament Stand, therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put on the breast-plate of righteousness, Worsley New Testament Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth, and putting on the breast-plate of righteousness: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Armor of God…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.… Cross References Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist. Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 2 Corinthians 6:7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. / Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. Romans 6:13 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Colossians 3:12-14 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. / Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. / And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. 1 Timothy 1:18-19 Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight, / holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith. 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. / A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Psalm 18:32-34 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. / He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. / He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Treasury of Scripture Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; having. Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Isaiah 11:5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. Luke 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; the breastplate. Isaiah 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. Revelation 9:9,17 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle… Jump to Previous Belt Body Breastplate Breast-Plate Clothed Fastening Firm First Girded Girdle Girt Loins Putting Righteousness Round Stand Truth Uprightness WaistJump to Next Belt Body Breastplate Breast-Plate Clothed Fastening Firm First Girded Girdle Girt Loins Putting Righteousness Round Stand Truth Uprightness WaistEphesians 6 1. The duty of children toward their parents;5. of servants toward their masters. 10. Our life is a warfare, not only against flesh and blood, but also spiritual enemies. 13. The complete armor of a Christian; 18. and how it ought to be used. 21. Tychicus is commended. Stand firm then The phrase "Stand firm then" is a call to steadfastness and resilience. In the Greek, the word for "stand" is "στήκω" (stēkō), which implies a firm, unwavering position. Historically, this reflects the posture of a soldier ready for battle, emphasizing the need for Christians to be resolute in their faith. The Apostle Paul, writing from a Roman prison, uses this military metaphor to encourage believers to hold their ground against spiritual adversaries, drawing strength from their faith in Christ. with the belt of truth buckled around your waist with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed (14) Your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.--There is here an obvious reference to two passages of Isaiah (Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 59:17), "Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins," "He put on righteousness as a breastplate." Truth and righteousness are virtually identical, or, at least, inseparable. Hence they are compared to the strong belt, and the breastplate continuous with it, forming together the armour of the body. Perhaps "truth" is taken as the belt because it is the one bond both of society and of individual character. But it is in the two together that men stand "armed strong in honesty." In 1Thessalonians 5:8, the metaphor is different and perhaps less exact. There the breastplate is the "breastplate of faith and love"--that which here is the shield. . . . Verse 14. - Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth. The "stand" in ver. 13 denotes the end of the conflict; this "stand" is at the beginning. Obviously there must be a firm stand at the beginning if there is to be at the end. In order to this, we must fasten the girdle round our loins - viz, truth, here used in a comprehensive sense, denoting honesty; sincerity of profession in opposition to all sham, levity, hypocrisy; and likewise the element of "truth in Jesus" (Ephesians 5:21), the substance of the gospel revelation. We are to gird ourselves in truth, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, establishing ourselves in that element, wrapping it round us; ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, literally, "girded in truth." And having put on the breastplate of righteousness. Comp. Ephesians 5:24, for at least one element of the righteousness - righteousness wrought in us by the Holy Ghost after the image of Christ. But a more comprehensive use of the term is not excluded - the whole righteousness that we derive from Christ - righteousness imputed and righteousness infused.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Stand firmστῆτε (stēte) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. then, οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. {the belt of} truth ἀληθείᾳ (alētheia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. fastened around περιζωσάμενοι (perizōsamenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4024: From peri and zonnumi; to gird all around, i.e. to fasten on one's belt. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. waist, ὀσφὺν (osphyn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3751: The loins. Of uncertain affinity; the loin, i.e. The hip; internally procreative power. [with] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. breastplate θώρακα (thōraka) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2382: A breast-plate, corslet, cuirass. Of uncertain affinity; the chest, i.e. a corslet. of righteousness δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification. arrayed, ἐνδυσάμενοι (endysamenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1746: To put on, clothe (another). From en and duno; to invest with clothing. Links Ephesians 6:14 NIVEphesians 6:14 NLT Ephesians 6:14 ESV Ephesians 6:14 NASB Ephesians 6:14 KJV Ephesians 6:14 BibleApps.com Ephesians 6:14 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 6:14 Chinese Bible Ephesians 6:14 French Bible Ephesians 6:14 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore having the utility belt (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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