And takeTHE HELMETOF SALVATION,and the swordof the Spirit,whichis the wordof God.
"You have also givenme the shieldof Your salvation,And Your helpmakesme great.
He has madeMy mouthlike a sharpsword,In the shadowof His handHe has concealedMe; And He has also madeMe a selectarrow,He has hiddenMe in His quiver.
He puton righteousnesslike a breastplate,And a helmetof salvationon His head;And He puton garmentsof vengeancefor clothingAnd wrappedHimself with zealas a mantle.
ThereforeI have hewn[them] in piecesby the prophets;I have slainthem by the wordsof My mouth;And the judgmentson you are [like] the lightthat goesforth.
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the wordof the LORDto Zerubbabelsaying,Not by mightnorby power,but by My Spirit,'saysthe LORDof hosts.
But He answeredand said,"It is written,MANSHALL NOT LIVEON BREADALONE,BUT ON EVERYWORDTHAT PROCEEDSOUT OF THE MOUTHOF GOD.'"
Jesussaidto him, "On the other hand,it is written,YOU SHALL NOT PUTTHE LORDYOUR GODTO THE TEST.'"
sothat He might sanctifyher, having cleansedher by the washingof waterwith the word,
But since we are of [the] day,let us be sober,having puton the breastplateof faithand love,and as a helmet,the hopeof salvation.
For the wordof Godis livingand activeand sharperthananytwo-edgedsword,and piercingas faras the divisionof souland spirit,of bothjointsand marrow,and able to judgethe thoughtsand intentionsof the heart.
and have tastedthe goodwordof Godand the powersof the ageto come,
In His righthandHe heldsevenstars,and out of His mouthcamea sharptwo-edgedsword;and His facewas likethe sunshiningin its strength.
"And they overcamehim becauseof the bloodof the Lamband becauseof the wordof their testimony,and they did not lovetheir lifeeven whenfaced with death.
From His mouthcomesa sharpsword,sothat with it He may strike downthe nations,and He will rulethem with a rodof iron;and He treadsthe winepressof the fiercewrathof God,the Almighty.
Thereforerepent;orelseI am comingto you quickly,and I will make waragainstthem with the swordof My mouth.
[He had] a bronzehelmeton his head,and he was clothedwith scale-armorwhich weighedfivethousandshekelsof bronze.
Saulsaidto him, "Whosesonare you, youngman?"And Davidanswered,"[I am] the sonof your servantJessethe Bethlehemite."
