16 In all circumstances take up (A)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all (B)the flaming darts of (C)the evil one;

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16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.[a]

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  1. 6:16 Greek the evil one.

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

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16 Lift up over all the [covering] shield of [a]saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].

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  1. Ephesians 6:16 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(A) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(B)

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20 He said to them, (A)“Because of your little faith. For (B)truly, I say to you, (C)if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, (D)you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and (E)nothing will be impossible for you.”[a]

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  1. Matthew 17:20 Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting

20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.[a]

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  1. 17:20 Some manuscripts add verse 21, But this kind of demon won’t leave except by prayer and fasting. Compare Mark 9:29.

20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of [a]firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [[b]that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

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  1. Matthew 17:20 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 17:20 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation.

20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(A) as small as a mustard seed,(B) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(C) Nothing will be impossible for you.”

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By Faith

11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of (A)things not seen.

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Great Examples of Faith

11 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

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11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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11 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

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  1. Hebrews 11:1 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.

Faith in Action

11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for(A) and assurance about what we do not see.(B)

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10 as we pray most earnestly (A)night and day (B)that we may see you face to face and (C)supply what is lacking in your faith?

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10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.

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10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

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10 [And we] continue to pray especially and with most intense earnestness night and day that we may see you face to face and mend and make good whatever may be imperfect and lacking in your faith.

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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

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