Bible Strands
Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses the recipients immediately after commanding them to take up the full armor of God and before detailing the footwear of the gospel.
The words — στῆτε (stēte) issues a direct command to take a firm, unyielding stance, while περιζωσάμενοι (perizōsamenoi) describes the active, preparatory act of girding the loins.
The thread — The text's armor imagery runs in Isaiah 59:17 and Isaiah 11:5, where righteousness and truth serve as divine protection, and reappears in 1 Thessalonians 5:8 as a parallel call to spiritual readiness.
Why it lands — The passage demands immediate, deliberate preparation and unwavering stability before confronting spiritual opposition.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Cross-references
- Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
- Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- Luke 12:35 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
- Revelation 9:17 Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Revelation 9:9 They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.