KJV King James Version
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
WEB World English Bible
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
ASV American Standard Version
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 6
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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στῆτεG2476 · histēmito standοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenπεριζωσάμενοιG4024 · perizōnnumito girdτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀσφὺνG3751 · osphusloinsὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἀληθείᾳG225 · alētheiatruthκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνδυσάμενοιG1746 · enduōto put onτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθώρακαG2382 · thōraxbreastplateτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαιοσύνηςG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousness
Cross-references
Isaiah 59:17For 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 5:8But 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.Isaiah 11:5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)Revelation 9:9And 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.Revelation 9:17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
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