Ephesians 6:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; ”

Ephesians 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Stand therefore - Resist every attack - as a soldier does in battle. In what way they were to do this, and how they were to be armed, the apostle proceeds to specify; and in doing it, gives a des...
Ephesians 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Spiritual Warrior and the Armour of God. For the rest, the Christian must be strong in the Lord, equipped with God's armour, in face of the devil's wiles. He wrestles, not against mere human fo...
Ephesians 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Stand, &c . Here are defined the panoplia of God. These are seven (App-10); three for enduement, girdle, breastplate, shoes; two are weapons of defense, shield and helmet; two for offence, swo...
Ephesians 6:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. Stand therefore. Now follows a description of the arms which they were enjoined to wear. We must not, however, inquire very minutely into the meaning of each word; for an allusion to mil...
Ephesians 6:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2128 THE CHRISTIAN’S GIRDLE Ephesians 6:14 . Stand therefore, having your loins girt about, with truth . IT is not possible to exceed in magnifying the grace of God: to it must eve...
Ephesians 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Stand therefore - Prepare yourselves for combat, having your loins girt about with truth. He...
Ephesians 6:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Having your loins girt about, &c.— It has often been observed, that the military girdle was not only an ornament, but a defence; as it hid the gaping joints of the armour, and kept them clo...
Ephesians 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Stand therefore - ready for battle. 'Having girt about х perizoosamenoi ( G4024 )...
Ephesians 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Rules for the Family. The Christian's Aemoue 1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation between children and parents.
Ephesians 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(6. Conclusion ( Ephesians 6:10-24 ). (1) FINAL EXHORTATION to put on the whole armour of God, in order to stand fast in the struggle, not against flesh and blood, but against unearthly powers of...
Ephesians 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 29 THE DIVINE PANOPLY Ephesians 6:13-18 "Stand" is the watchword for this battle, the apostle's order of the day: that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil, tha...
Ephesians 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Finally, Be Strong in the Lord” Ephesians 6:13-24 Many would be strong, but fail because they forget that they can be effectively so only “in the Lord, and in the strength of His might.” Paul...
Ephesians 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
Ephesians 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(10) В¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (12) For we wrest...
Ephesians 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Stand therefore ,.... Keep your ground, do not desert the army, the church of Christ, nor his cause; continue in the station in which you are placed, keep your post, be upon your watch, stand upon y...
Ephesians 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Ver. 14. Stand therefore ] στητε, a military expression. A man may well say to the Christ...
Ephesians 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wherefore On this account, because the prize for which you contend is of such great value, and the enemies that oppose you are so subtle, powerful, and malicious, and will assuredly exert themselve...
Ephesians 6:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PARENTS AND CHILDREN (vs.1-4) Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as subject to the Lord's authority. Fa...
Ephesians 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Spiritual Warfare. A. D. 61. 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the...
Ephesians 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Stand therefore: standing here (in a different sense from what it was taken in before) seems to imply watchfulness, readiness for the combat, and keeping our places, both as to our general and part...
Ephesians 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Armour of God and the Battle That Lies Ahead (6:10-20). Having given general teaching Paul now closes the letter with a reminder that we are in a spiritual battle and need to take the proper p...
Ephesians 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 6:13 . In the evil day. —Compare Ephesians 5:16 . A day of great peril. And having done all, to stand. —“When the hurly-burly’s done” to find oneself u...
Ephesians 6:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6 I. The Apostle compares the struggles of a Christian against the enemies of his soul to the warfare of a soldier against the enemies of his country. What are the spiritual truths, the...
Ephesians 6:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 6:1 . Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Fitting by nature, and pleasing in the sight of God. Ephesians 6:2-4 . Honour thy father and mother; which is the f...
Ephesians 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:1 . Children, obey your parents, because they are your parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience qu...
Ephesians 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. The first duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," i.e. in Christ, this duty is confirmed....
Ephesians 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness,
Ephesians 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ; 2 Corinthians 6:7 ; Ephesians 5:9 ; Isaiah 11:5 ; Isaiah 59:17 ; Luke 12:35 ; Revelation 9:17 ; Revelation 9:9
Ephesians 6:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Conflict of the Ages Ephesians 6:12-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We believe we have given this sermon the correct name because the conflict which has come down through all the previous ages, whic...
Ephesians 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Having your loins girt about — That ye may be ready for every motion. With truth — Not only with the truths of the gospel, but with "truth in the inward parts;" for without this all our knowledge o...

Ephesians 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 6:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ephesians 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 6:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes