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17 (A) Justice was the Lord's armor;
    saving power was his helmet;
anger and revenge
    were his clothes.

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17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(A)
    and the helmet(B) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(C) of vengeance(D)
    and wrapped himself in zeal(E) as in a cloak.

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13 So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day[a] comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm.

14 (A)(B) Be ready! Let the truth be like a belt around your waist, and let God's justice protect you like armor. 15 (C) Your desire to tell the good news about peace should be like shoes on your feet. 16 Let your faith be like a shield, and you will be able to stop all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 (D) Let God's saving power be like a helmet, and for a sword use God's message that comes from the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 6.13 that evil day: Either the present (see 5.16) or “the day of death” or “the day of judgment.”

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(A) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(B) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(C) 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.(D) 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(E) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(F) 17 Take the helmet of salvation(G) and the sword of the Spirit,(H) which is the word of God.(I)

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