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Ephesians 6:16 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 6 · verse 16
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.Ephesians 6:16 · King James Version
Ephesians 6:16 in context
14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Peter 5:8-9
- 1 John 5:4-5
- Proverbs 18:10
- Psalms 56:3-4
- Genesis 15:1
- Psalms 56:10-11
- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
- Hebrews 11:24-34
Key words (Strong's)
- wherewithenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- wherewithhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- takinganalambanōto take up, raise, to take upG353 →
- shieldthyreosa shield, a large oblong, four cornered shieldG2375 →
- quenchsbennymito extinguish, quench, of fire or things on fire, to be quenched, to go out, metaph. to…G4570 →
- Aboveepiupon, on, at, by, before, of position, on, at, by, over, against, to, over, on, at…G1909 →
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Here is a general exhortation to constancy in our Christian course, and to encourage in our Christian warfare. Is not our life a warfare? It is so; for we struggle with the common calamities of human life. Is not our religion much more a warfare? It is so;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-18