Ephesians 6:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: ”

• Ephesians 6:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And take the helmet - The helmet was a cap made of thick leather, or brass, fitted to the head, and was usually crowned with a plume, or crest, as an ornament. Its use was to guard the head from...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  take . receive. Greek. dechomai. Occurs fifty-nine times (fifty-two "receive"). We receive, we do not take , salvation. helmet . Only here, and 1 Thessalonians 5:8 . Compare Isaiah 59:17 ....

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  17. And take the helmet of salvation. In a passage already quoted, ( 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ,) “the hope of salvation” is said to be a helmet, which I consider to be in the same sense as...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2132 THE CHRISTIAN’S HELMET Ephesians 6:17 . And take the helmet of salvation . THE generality of mankind have very inadequate ideas of the Christian warfare. They know but little of...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Take the helmet of salvation - Or, as it is expressed, 1 Thessalonians 5:8 , And for a helmet, the hope of sa...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And take the helmet of salvation, &c.— "Possess that cheerful hope of complete deliverance and eternal happiness, which will cover your head in the day of battle, and give you a well grounded b...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Take, х dexasthe ( G1209 )] - different Greek from Ephesians 6:13 ; Ephesians 6:16 . 'Receive' t...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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.

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And take the helmet of salvation ,.... Meaning either Christ himself, the Saviour; and so the Arabic version renders it, "the helmet of the Saviour": or the salvation itself, which he is the author...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Ver. 17. The helmet of salvation ] Hope which holds head above water, and maketh the soul with outstretche...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And take the helmet of salvation That is, the hope of salvation, as it is expressed in the parallel passage, 1 Thessalonians 5:8 . The helmet was for the defence of the head, a part which it conce...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Spiritual Warfare. A. D.  61.       10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Take the helmet of salvation : salvation, for the hope of salvation, 1 Thessalonians 5:8 . This follows faith, and is of kin to it. Soldiers dare not fight without their helmet: despair, to...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

  salvation ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 1:16 ).

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Ephesians 6:10 . Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Everything depends upon that. Whether you are called upon to work, or to wait, or to watch, or to suff...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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....

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• Ephesians 6:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The individual pieces of the armor and their use:

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Samuel 17:5 ; 1 Samuel 17:58 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ; Hebrews 12:5 ; Hebrews 12:6 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; Hebrews 13:6 ; Hebrews 4:12 ; Isaiah 49:2 ; Isaiah 59:17 ; Matthew 4:10 ; Matthew 4:11...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - 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...

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• Ephesians 6:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And take for an helmet the hope of salvation — 1 Thessalonians 5:8 . The head is that part which is most carefully to be defended. One stroke here may prove fatal. The armour for this is the hope...

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