by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true.
and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]
He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
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