Ephesians 6:15
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Ephesians 6:15 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.and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;
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King James Version Public Domain
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and having shod your feet with readiness of the gospel of peace.
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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
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
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King James Version Public Domain
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace:
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good news of peace;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Then as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness to proclaim the gospel of peace.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and having shod your feet with readiness of the gospel of peace.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
and shod your feet with [the] preparation of the glad tidings of peace:
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and put on the shoes of readiness to share the good news of peace.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet;
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
and shodding your feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
and shood with showes prepared by the gospell of peace.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Dative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Feminine
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ὑποδησάμενοι hypodéō G5265 “to bind on” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- τοὺς ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- πόδας poús G4228 “foot” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- ἑτοιμασίᾳ hetoimasía G2091 “preparation” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Neuter
- εὐαγγελίου euangélion G2098 “gospel” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Neuter
- τῆς ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- εἰρήνης eirḗnē G1515 “peace” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 10
- words
- 8
- distinct lemmas
- Pauline Epistles
- section
Notable vocabulary
1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
- ἑτοιμασίᾳ preparation G2091
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- ἑτοιμασίᾳ preparation G2091
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ὑποδησάμενοι to bind on G5265 occurs in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τοὺς the G3588 ×3
Cross-references
6Topical passages linked to Ephesians 6:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns!
- Romans 10:15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
- 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;
- Habakkuk 3:19 Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer's feet, And enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.
- Song of Solomon 7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince's daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skillful workman.
- Luke 15:22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
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Ephesians, in the Pauline Epistles, opens this verse with 10 words (8 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is hetoimasía (“preparation”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word hetoimasía carries the sense “preparation.” How does it shape the verse?
- This verse holds 1 word here found nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. What might the rare word draw attention to?
- The word “preparation” first appears here in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Mark 6:9 shares the word «to bind on» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 3× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Reading how The Biblical Illustrator and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 5 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 8 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Ephesians 6:15 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.
Joseph Benson's Commentary
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture
Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture (1904–1910) — 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.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
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.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
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.