Ephesians 6:14

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“Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,”

— WEB

“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”

— KJV

“Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,”

— ASV

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Isaiah 59:17 "He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was cl…"
1 Thessalonians 5:8 "But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation."
Isaiah 11:5 "Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist."
Luke 12:35 "“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning."
2 Corinthians 6:7 "in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,"
1 Peter 1:13 "Therefore prepare your minds for action,literally, “gird up the waist of your mind” or “put on the belt of the waist of your mind” be sob…"
Ephesians 5:9 "for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,"
Revelation 9:17 "Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and t…"

Commentary

Stand--The repetition in Eph 6:11, Eph 6:14, shows that standing, that is, maintaining our ground, not yielding or fleeing, is the grand aim of the Christian soldier. Translate as Greek, "Having girt about your loins with truth," that is, with truthfulness, sincerity, a good conscience (Co2 1:12; Ti1 1:5, Ti1 1:18; Ti1 3:9). Truth is the band that girds up and keeps together the flowing robes, so as that the Christian soldier may be unencumbered for action. So the Passover was eaten with the loins girt, and the shoes on the feet (Exo 12:11; compare Isa 5:27; Luk 12:35). Faithfulness (Septuagint, "truth") is the girdle of Messiah (Isa 11:5) : so truth of His followers. having on--Greek, "having put on." breastplate of righteousness-- (Isa 59:17), similarly of Messiah. "Righteousness" is here joined with "truth," as in Eph 5:9 : righteousness in works, truth in words [ESTIUS] (Jo1 3:7). Christ's righteousness inwrought in us by the Spirit. "Faith and love," that is, faith working righteousness by love, are "the breastplate" in Th1 5:8.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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