Ephesians 6:10-20 Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength.

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength. ¹¹ You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems. ¹² For we have to struggle, not with enemies of flesh and blood, but with the hierarchies, the authorities, the master-spirits of this dark world, the spirit-forces of evil on high. ¹³ So you must take God's armor, so that when the evil day comes you will be able to make a stand, and when it is all over to hold your ground. ¹⁴ Stand your ground, then, with the belt of truth around your waist, and put on uprightness as your coat of mail, ¹⁵ and on your feet put the readiness the good news of peace brings. ¹⁶ Besides all these, take faith for your shield, for with it you will be able to put out all the flaming missiles of the evil one, ¹⁷ and take salvation for your helmet, and for your sword the Spirit, which is the voice of God. ¹⁸ Use every kind of prayer and entreaty, and at every opportunity pray in the Spirit. Be on the alert about it; devote yourselves constantly to prayer for all God's people ¹⁹ and for me, that when I open my lips I may be given a message, so that I may boldly make known the secret of the good news, ²⁰ for the sake of which I am an envoy, and in prison. Pray that, when I tell it, I may have the courage to speak as I ought.