Above all, take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.
After these things the word of Adonai came to Abram in a vision saying, “Do not fear, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
Not that we lord it over you in matters of faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy—for in the faith you are standing firm.
Do not quench the Spirit,
sharp arrows of the mighty, with burning coals of a broom tree!
You gave me Your shield of salvation. and Your answering has made me great.
If He does not relent, He will sharpen His sword. He has bent His bow and made it ready.
But let your word ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’—anything more than this is from the evil one.”
But since we are of the day, let us be sober-minded—putting on the breastplate of faithfulness and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.