^4 (A)For the weapons ^(B)of our warfare are not ^[a]carnal but ^(C)mighty in God ^(D)for pulling down strongholds,

^7 (A)by the word of truth, by ^(B)the power of God, by ^(C)the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

^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—

⁴⁵ Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. ^(A)But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have ^(B)defied. ⁴⁶ This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give ^(C)the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, ^(D)that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. ⁴⁷ Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord ^(E)does not save with sword and spear; for ^(F)the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

⁴⁸ So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ^(G)ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. ⁴⁹ Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. ⁵⁰ So David prevailed over the Philistine with a ^(H)sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.

⁵ that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the ^(A)power of God.

Fight the Good Fight

¹⁸ This ^[a]charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

³ since you seek a proof of Christ ^(A)speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty ^(B)in you. ^4 (C)For though He was crucified in weakness, yet ^(D)He lives by the power of God. For ^(E)we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

¹² The night is far spent, the day is at hand. ^(A)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and ^(B)let us put on the armor of light.