Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, be spiritually strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ Finally, be [spiritually] strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. ¹¹ You people should put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to withstand the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggle is not [actually] against human beings, but against rulers and authorities and leaders of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. [Note: “Heavenly realms” here refers to the struggle against Satanic powers which permeates life around us]. ¹³ Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that you can withstand [the devil, See verse 11] when the evil day comes. And, after you have done everything you can, still remain standing firm [in the faith]. ¹⁴ So, you people should stand firm [in the faith], with the belt of truth firmly buckled around you, and with the “flack jacket” of righteousness on your chest. ¹⁵ And put on your shoes, ready to [go and] spread the Gospel of peace. ¹⁶ And along with everything else, take up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fire-tipped arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Holy Spirit, which is God’s word. ¹⁸ [Then] offer all kinds of prayers and requests in [harmony with] the Holy Spirit at all times, and be alert constantly in making requests for all the saints [i.e., God’s holy people]. ¹⁹ And [also pray] for me to be given boldness of speech in opening my mouth to make known the secret plan of the Gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in prison. [And pray] that I may be able to proclaim the Gospel boldly, as I ought to.