Ephesians 6:11
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Ephesians 6:11 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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King James Version Public Domain
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Put on the whole armor of God, to enable you to stand against the scheming of the devil.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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King James Version Public Domain
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaultes of the deuil.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
put on the whole armor of God, so you are able to stand against the schemes of the Devil,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the scheming plans of the devil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Put on the whole armor of God, to enable you to stand against the scheming of the devil.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Put on all the armor of God so you can withstand all the devil's attacks!
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
Put on the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
Put on the armour of God that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst the crafty assautes of the devyll.
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Ephesians 4:14
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Plural
- Gender
- Feminine
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐνδύσασθε endýō G1746 “to put on” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Imperative, 2nd person, Plural
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- πανοπλίαν panoplía G3833 “full armor” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- θεοῦ theós G2316 “God” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- πρὸς prós G4314 “to” Preposition
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- δύνασθαι dýnamai G1410 “to be able” Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Infinitive
- ὑμᾶς hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Accusative, Plural
- στῆναι hístēmi G2476 “to stand” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
- πρὸς prós G4314 “to” Preposition
- τὰς ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Feminine
- μεθοδίας methodeía G3180 “deceit” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Feminine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- διαβόλου diábolos G1228 “slanderous” Adjective, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
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- 15
- words
- 10
- distinct lemmas
- Pauline Epistles
- section
Cross-references
27Topical passages linked to Ephesians 6:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
- Romans 13:12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.
- Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
- Ephesians 4:14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
- Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- Ephesians 4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
- Revelation 2:24 But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
- Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.
- Revelation 20:2–3 He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Jude 1:24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
- 2 Peter 2:1–3 But there also arose false prophets among the people, as among you also there will be false teachers, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
- Mark 13:22 For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
- Revelation 13:11–15 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.
- Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Revelation 20:7–8 And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,
- Revelation 19:20 The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
- Luke 14:29–31 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
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Ephesians, in the Pauline Epistles, opens this verse with 15 words (10 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is methodeía (“deceit”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “deceit” (methodeía) shape what this verse is saying?
- Ephesians 4:14 shares the word «deceit» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 5× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Reading how The Biblical Illustrator and Tyndale Open Study Notes read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 8 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 5× in this single verse.
- 10 distinct Greek lemmas span 15 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Ephesians 6:11 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians & First Corinthians
Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge — Commentary on Romans (1835), First Corinthians (1857), and Ephesians (1856) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Calvin's Commentaries
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.