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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:10-20

Panoply of God. Conclusion of Epistle "Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. In drawing the Epistle to a close, the apostle falls back on a form of expression he had used in the first chapter. There he showed that he had a high admiration of the strength of his [the Father's] might which he wrought in Christ," and which was proved by Christ being raised from the state of the dead "far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion." Here his admiration... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:10-20

Soul-militancy. "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord," etc. The subject of these words is soul-militancy , and they bring under our notice the soul ' s foes , the soul ' s strength , the soul ' s weapons , and the soul ' s religiousness . I. THE SOUL 'S FOES . "We wrestle not against flesh and blood." The passage teaches the following things in relation to the antagonists of souls:— 1. They are spiritual personalities. They are spiritual , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:10-24

The Christian panoply. After having treated Christian morals so carefully and shown how Christianity elevates the individual, the family, and the slave, Paul proceeds, in the close of this remarkable Epistle, to speak of the enemies and the arms of a Christian. Life is seen to be a battle, The enemies are manifold. It is not flesh and blood against which we fight. We leave the carnal warfare to the world. We contend against "the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:11

Put on the entire amour of God. Chained to a soldier, the apostle's mind would go forth naturally to the subject of amour and warfare. Put on amour, for life is a battle-field; not a scene of soft enjoyment and ease, but of hard conflict, with foes within and without; put on the amour of God , provided by him for your protection and for aggression too, for it is good, well-adapted for your use,—God has thought of you, and has sent his amour for you; put on the whole amour of God, for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:11-12

The Divine panoply: its necessity and design. Christians have a spiritual warfare on earth ( 2 Timothy 4:7 ). They have to fight for God ( 1 Samuel 25:28 ), for truth (Jud Ephesians 1:3 ), and for themselves ( Revelation 3:11 ). I. THE DIVINE ARMOR . It is so called because God provides each individual part of it. It is amour for offence as well as defense—"forged on no earthly anvil and tempered by no human skill." The amour of Rome—celibacy, poverty, obedience,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Our conflict is not with men , here denoted by "flesh and blood," which is usually a symbol of weakness, therefore denoting that our opponents are not weak mortals, but powers of a far more formidable order. But against the principalities, against the powers. The same words as in Ephesians 1:21 ; therefore the definite article is prefixed, as denoting what we are already familiar with: for though all of these, evil as well as good, have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:12

The foe . The Christian life is a warfare. In order to wage this successfully we must understand the nature of the foes we have to contend with, because the weapons and armor will have to be selected according to the character of the attack that is made upon us. I. THE NATURE OF THE FOE . 1. Negatively considered . 2. Positively considered . II. THE CHARACTER OF THE WARFARE , Mediaeval armor is useless before rifle-bullets. Old castle walls are no... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:11

Put on the whole armor of God - The whole description here is derived from the weapons of an ancient soldier. The various parts of those weapons - constituting the “whole panoply” - are specified in Ephesians 6:14-17. The word rendered “whole armor” πανοπλίαν panoplian, “panoply”), means “complete armor,” offensive and defensive; see Luke 11:22; Romans 13:12 note; 2 Corinthians 6:7 note. “The armor of God” is not that which God wears, but that which he has provided for the Christian soldier.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle - Greek, “The wrestling to us;” or, “There is not to us a wrestling with flesh and blood.” There is undoubtedly here an allusion to the ancient games of Greece, a part of the exercises in which consisted in wrestling; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 9:25-27. The Greek word used here - πάλη palē - denotes a “wrestling;” and then a struggle, fight, combat. Here it refers to the struggle or combat which the Christian has to maintain - the Christian warfare.Not against flesh and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 6:10-11

Ephesians 6:10-11. The apostle having delivered the preceding precepts respecting relative duties, now adds a general exhortation to the believing Ephesians, to be hearty and zealous in the performance of all their duties, which he enforces by the discovery of another deep article of the mystery of God; namely, that evil angels are leagued together against men, and are continually occupied in tempting them to sin. Finally Το λοιπον , as to what remains; my brethren This is the only place... read more

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