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Ephesians · read by Tim Conway
127 verses, in order. Only the verses Tim read aloud are shown.
Ephesians 1
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:Read from ESV · Believers Are in Christ
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · Believers Are in Christ
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.Read from ESV · Homiletics: Asking Questions of the Text - Part 6
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For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In loveRead from ESV · Does God's Sovereignty Discourage You
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to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Read from ESV · Chosen to Stand Before God
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceRead from ESV · Does God's Sovereignty Discourage You
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that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.Read from ESV · Does God's Sovereignty Discourage You
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And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in ChristRead from ESV · The Mystery of the Mystery
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as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.Read from ESV · Does God's Sovereignty Discourage You
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In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,Read from ESV · One Faith (Ephesians 4 5)
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in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.Read from ESV · Pray to the Father For Others
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And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,Read from ESV · God's Ultimate Purpose Revealed
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who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession, to the praise of His glory.Read from ESV · A Wonderful Reality The Spirit's Grief
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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,Read from ESV · How to Pray Like an Apostle
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,Read from ESV · Pray to the Father For Others
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Read from ESV · Does God's Sovereignty Discourage You
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and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,Read from ESV · Christianity is Christ Dwelling in the Believer
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which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,Read from ESV · God's Mighty Power Demonstrated
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far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.Read from ESV · Church, The Reigning Christ is For You (Video)
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And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,Read from ESV · Church, The Reigning Christ is For You (Video)
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Read from ESV · God's Mighty Power Demonstrated
Ephesians 2
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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,Read from ESV · The Four Fold Risenness of the Christian - Part 1
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in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.Read from ESV · The Four Fold Risenness of the Christian - Part 2
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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.Read from ESV · The Devil, Prince of the Power of the Air - Part 3
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Read from ESV · Pray to the Father For Others
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made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!Read from ESV · The Four Fold Risenness of the Christian - Part 1
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And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,Read from ESV · The Four Fold Risenness of the Christian - Part 1
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in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Read from ESV · The Four Fold Risenness of the Christian - Part 2
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not by works, so that no one can boast.Read from ESV · There Will Be Many Surprises On Judgment Day
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For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Read from ESV · Beware of False Prophets
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Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—Read from ESV · Christ Breaks Down Every Ethnic Barrier
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remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.Read from ESV · No Longer Strangers
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.Read from ESV · No Longer Strangers
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For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostilityRead from ESV · No Longer Strangers
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by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peaceRead from ESV · God's People Are Saints
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and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.Read from ESV · No Longer Strangers
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He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.Read from ESV · Man's Fundamental Need Is Peace With God
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For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.Read from ESV · God's People Are Saints
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Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,Read from ESV · The Dwelling Place of God Is With Man by Tim Conwa
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built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.Read from ESV · Gentile Dogs Have Hope Too
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In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.Read from ESV · Christ Breaks Down Every Ethnic Barrier
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And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.Read from ESV · Seek First The Kingdom of God
Ephesians 3
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For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...Read from ESV · Pray to the Father For Others
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Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,Read from ESV · The Mystery of the Mystery
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that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.Read from ESV · For This Reason
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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,Read from ESV · The Mystery of the Mystery
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which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.Read from ESV · For This Reason
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This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.Read from ESV · The Mystery of the Mystery
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I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace, given me through the working of His power.Read from ESV · Has God Called You to the Ministry?
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Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,Read from ESV · The Purpose of Creation
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and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.Read from ESV · For This Reason
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His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Read from ESV · The Purpose of Creation
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In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.Read from ESV · For This Reason
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So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.Read from ESV · The Christian's Boldness and Confidence
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.Read from ESV · Pray to the Father For Others
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I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,Read from ESV · Paul, Teach Me to Pray
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,Read from ESV · Paul, Teach Me to Pray
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will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depthRead from ESV · Filled With All the Fullness of God
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of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Read from ESV · Paul, Teach Me to Pray
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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,Read from ESV · Filled With All the Fullness of God
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to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.Read from ESV · Filled With All the Fullness of God
Ephesians 4
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As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Read from ESV · Christ's Gifts to Men
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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,Read from ESV · One Faith (Ephesians 4 5)
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from ESV · Christ's Gifts to Men
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;Read from ESV · Reconciliation With Christ Ephesians 2 16
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Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Read from ESV · One Baptism
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This is why it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men."Read from ESV · Christ's Gifts to Men
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What does "He ascended" mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Read from ESV · Christ's Gifts to Men
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He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.Read from ESV · Christ's Gifts to Men
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And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,Read from ESV · Speaking the Truth in Love
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from ESV · God's People Are Saints
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until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.Read from ESV · Overview of Biblical Eldership - All Elders Are Pastors
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Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Read from ESV · No Longer Children
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Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.Read from ESV · Speaking the Truth in Love
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From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.Read from ESV · No Longer Children
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So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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But this is not the way you came to know Christ.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Read from ESV · No Longer Perishing in Futility
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.Read from ESV · No Longer Perishing in Futility
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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set upon your anger,Read from ESV · Good Anger & Bad Anger
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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.Read from ESV · Takers and Givers Stop Stealing, Start Giving
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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.Read from NKJV · Blessed Are The Peacemakers - Part 2
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.Read from NASB1995 · A Wonderful Reality The Spirit's Grief
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Read from ESV · Be Imitators of God as Beloved Children
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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Read from ESV · Be Imitators of God as Beloved Children
Ephesians 5
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Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Read from ESV · Be Imitators of God as Beloved Children
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But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.Read from ESV · God's People Are Saints
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.Read from ESV · Learn From Christ's Speech and How He Spoke
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Read from ESV · Don't Be Deceived About Sexual Immorality
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Read from ESV · Don't Be Deceived About Sexual Immorality
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Read from ESV · How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
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for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Read from ESV · Children of Light, Awake!
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Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Read from ESV · How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
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For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.Read from ESV · Children of Light, Awake!
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But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.Read from ESV · How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
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So it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."Read from ESV · Children of Light, Awake!
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Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,Read from ESV · Children of Light, Awake!
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.Read from ESV · How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
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always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · Six Thoughts On Being Thankful
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.Read from ESV · One Body, One Spirit, One Hope
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to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Read from NKJV · Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
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Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.Read from ESV · Reconciliation With Christ Ephesians 2 16
Ephesians 6
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Read from ESV · The Breastplate of Righteousness - Part 1
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil's schemes.Read from ESV · The Christian's Call to Battle： An Introduction
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Read from ESV · The Devil of Extremes： Seeking to Get You Unbalanced
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Therefore 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.Read from ESV · The Christian's Call to Battle： An Introduction
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Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,Read from ESV · The Schemes of the Enemy - Part 1
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.Read from ESV · The Christian's Call to Battle： The Strength of the Enemy
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Read from ESV · Satan's Attacks Against Christian Assurance
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And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Read from ESV · The Christian's Call to Battle： The Strength of the Enemy
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Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.Read from ESV · God's People Are Saints
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Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,Read from ESV · Praying For All The Saints
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for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.Read from ESV · Praying For All The Saints