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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:13-17

The whole armor of God. I. CHRISTIANS NEED TO BE ARMED . Aldershot cannot dispense with Woolwich. The army must be equipped before it can take the field. The knight must don his coat of mail and draw his sword if he is to make any use of his martial skill and prowess. So the Church must be prepared for the great conflict with unbelief, worldliness, and immorality. The individual Christian must be armed to meet temptation and to win a triumph. Many a sanguine young Christian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:14-17

The Divine panoply in its separate parts. The spiritual equipment of the Christian is here described in detail—the belt, the breastplate, the sandals, the shield, the helmet, and the sword. I. TRUTH IS THE BELT , AS RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE BREASTPLATE . "Having your loins girt about with truth ." As the belt or girdle kept the armor in its proper place, giving strength and buoyancy of action, so truth acts in relation to righteousness, faith, and peace. If truth were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation. This is the head-covering (comp. Psalms 140:7 ). In 1 Thessalonians 5:8 we read, "putting on for an helmet the hope of salvation." The glorious truth that we are saved (comp. Ephesians 2:5 , Ephesians 2:8 ) appropriated, rested on, rejoiced in, will protect even so vital a part as the head, will keep us from intellectual surrender and rationalistic doubt. And the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. The sword supplied by the Spirit, the... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 a blow by a sword, or war-club, or battle-axe. The cuts will show its usual form.Of salvation - That is, “of the hope of salvation;” for so it is expressed in the parallel place in 1 Thessalonians 5:8. The idea is, that a well-founded hope of salvation will preserve us in the day of spiritual conflict,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 6:17

Ephesians 6:17. 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 concerned them most carefully to defend, because one stroke there might easily have proved fatal. Thus it concerns the Christian to defend his mind, courage, and fortitude against all temptations to dejection and despondency, by a lively hope of eternal life, felicity, and glory, built on... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 6:10-24

The Christian’s warfare (6:10-24)For Christians, life involves warfare, though the battle is not with earthy forces but with spiritual. They are involved in a struggle against hostile demonic powers who have rebelled against God and oppose his people. As ancient soldiers wore armour when they fought their battles, so Christians must prepare themselves for conflict. They receive their armour, as well as their strength, from God, but they themselves must fight the battle. Above all they must make... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 6:17

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 . salvation . Greek. soterion. See Luke 2:30 ; Luke 3:6 . Acts 28:28 . Spirit . App-101 .; App-17 . word = utterance. Greek. rhema. The written word. See Mark 9:32 , and compare Isaiah 8:20 . Matthew 4:4 , Matthew 4:6 , Matthew 4:7 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 6:17

Ephesians 6:17. 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 boldness and confidence, which will greatly conduce to your success: and brandish in your hand the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, those declarations of his word and gospel which his Spirit has inspired, and by a firm confidence in which you will be able, not only to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

17. take—a different Greek word from that in Ephesians 6:13; Ephesians 6:16; translate, therefore, "receive," "accept," namely, the helmet offered by the Lord, namely, "salvation" appropriated, as Ephesians 6:16- :, "Helmet, the hope of salvation"; not an uncertain hope, but one that brings with it no shame of disappointment (Ephesians 6:16- :). It is subjoined to the shield of faith, as being its inseparable accompaniment (compare Romans 5:1; Romans 5:5). The head of the soldier was among the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-20

III. THE CHRISTIAN’S CONDUCT 4:1-6:20Practical application (chs. 4-6) now follows doctrinal instruction (chs. 1-3)."Now the apostle moves on from the new society to the new standards which are expected of it. So he turns from exposition to exhortation, from what God has done (in the indicative), to what we must be and do (in the imperative), from doctrine to duty, . . . from mind-stretching theology to its down-to-earth, concrete implications in everyday living." [Note: Stott, p. 146.] read more