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Ephesians 6:12

Ephesians 5Philippians 1

Ephesians 6:12 New International Version (NIV)

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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Ephesians 6:12 The Passion Translation (TPT)

12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms.[a] For they are a powerful class of demon-gods[b] and evil spirits that hold[c] this dark world in bondage.

Footnotes:

  1. Ephesians 6:12 Or literally “under heaven.”
  2. Ephesians 6:12 The classical Greek word used here is often used to refer to conjuring up pagan deities—supreme powers of darkness mentioned in occult rituals.
  3. Ephesians 6:12 Or “possessors of this dark world.”
The Passion Translation (TPT)

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