Ephesians 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 6:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
πάλη
pálē
G3823
wrestling
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αἷμα
haîma
G129
blood
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σάρκα
sárx
G4561
flesh
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἀρχάς
archḗ
G746
beginning
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουσίας
exousía
G1849
authority
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
κοσμοκράτορας
kosmokrátōr
G2888
worldly ruler
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
σκότους
skótos
G4655
darkness
τούτου
hoûtos
G3778
this
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
πνευματικὰ
pneumatikós
G4152
spiritual
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
πονηρίας
ponēría
G4189
wickedness
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἐπουρανίοις
epouránios
G2032
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
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King James Version Public Domain
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-controllers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).