Ephesians 6:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Put on all the armour that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks.

Cross References

Nehemiah 4:13

and so I sent people to guard the wall at its lowest places and where there were still holes in it. I placed them according to families, and they stood guard with swords and spears and with bows and arrows.

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will come and perform miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones.

Romans 13:12

Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light.

Romans 13:14

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations.

2 Corinthians 10:4

or fight our battles with the weapons of this world. Instead, we use God's power that can destroy fortresses. We destroy arguments

2 Corinthians 11:3

But now I fear that you will be tricked, just as Eve was tricked by that lying snake. I am afraid that you might stop thinking about Christ in an honest and sincere way.

2 Corinthians 2:11

I have done this to keep Satan from getting the better of us. We all know what goes on in his mind.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like.

2 Corinthians 6:7

We have spoken the truth, and God's power has worked in us. In all our struggles we have said and done only what is right.

Ephesians 4:14

We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Ephesians 6:13

So put on all the armour that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm.

Colossians 3:10

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But we belong to the day. So we must stay sober and let our faith and love be like a suit of armour. Our firm hope that we will be saved is our helmet.

Hebrews 7:25

He is for ever able to save the people he leads to God, because he always lives to speak to God for them.

James 4:7

Surrender to God! Resist the devil, and he will run from you.

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, prowling around to find someone to attack.

Jude 1:24

Offer praise to God our Saviour because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and for evermore, God is worthy of glory, honour, power, and authority. Amen.

Revelation 12:9

and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was captured and so was the false prophet. This is the same prophet who had performed miracles for the beast, so that he could fool everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshipped the idol. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into a lake of burning sulphur.

Revelation 2:24

Some of you in Thyatira don't follow Jezebel's teaching. You don't know anything about what her followers call the “deep secrets of Satan”. So I won't burden you down with any other commands.