Final Exhortations

^13 (A)Watch, ^(B)stand fast in the faith, be brave, ^(C)be strong.

^13 (A)Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand ^(B)in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, ^(C)having girded your waist with truth, ^(D)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ^15 (E)and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ above all, taking ^(F)the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷ And ^(G)take the helmet of salvation, and ^(H)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ^18 (I)praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, ^(J)being watchful to this end with all perseverance and ^(K)supplication for all the saints—

^9 (A)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; ^(B)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

^58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing ^(B)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

⁹ And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly ^(A)I will rather boast in my infirmities, ^(B)that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore ^(C)I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. ^(D)For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Christian Liberty

5 ^(A)Stand^[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a ^(B)yoke of bondage.

¹³ I can do all things ^(A)through ^[a]Christ who strengthens me.