Book of Common Prayer
Finally, Put On The Full Armor of God So You Can Stand Against The Spiritual Forces of Evil
10 Finally, become-strong in the Lord and in the might of His strength. 11 Put-on the full-armor of God so-that you may be able to stand against the schemes[a] of the devil, 12 because the struggle[b] for us is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-powers[c] of this darkness, against the spiritual forces[d] of evilness in the heavenly-places. 13 For this reason, take-up the full-armor of God in order that you may be able to resist[e] on the evil day, and having worked[f] everything, to stand.
Stand Armored With Truth, Righteousness, And Faith, Wielding God’s Word And Prayer
14 Stand [firm] therefore, having girded[g] your waist with truth, and having put-on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having sandaled your feet with the readiness[h] of the good-news of peace, 16 with all these having taken-up the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword[i] of [j] the Spirit, which is the Word of God, 18 praying with every-kind-of prayer and petition at every opportunity[k] in the Spirit, and keeping-alert for it with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints— 19 and for me, that a word may be given to me in connection with the opening of my mouth with boldness to make-known the mystery of the good-news 20 for the sake of which I am-an-ambassador in a chain, that with[l] it I may speak-boldly[m] as I ought-to speak.
Closing Remarks
21 Now in order that you also may know the things concerning me, what I am doing, Tychicus will make everything known to you— the beloved brother and faithful minister[n] in the Lord 22 whom I sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know the things concerning us and he may encourage your hearts. 23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all the ones loving our Lord Jesus Christ with undecayability[o].
Jesus Casts Demons Out of a Man Into a Herd of Pigs. The Locals Beg Him To Leave
5 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And He having gone out of the boat, immediately a man with[a] an unclean spirit met Him, out of the tombs— 3 who was having his dwelling-place in the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any-more, not even with a chain, 4 because he often had been bound with shackles[b] and chains and the chains had been torn-apart by him, and the shackles broken. And no one was strong-enough to subdue him. 5 And continually, by night and by day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying-out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And having seen Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated-himself before Him. 7 And having cried-out with a loud voice, he says “What[c] do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most-High God? I make You swear[d] by God, do not torment me”. 8 For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit”. 9 And He was asking him, “What is the name for you?” And he says to Him, “The name for me is Legion[e], because we are many”. 10 And he was begging Him greatly that He not send them outside of the country. 11 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there at the mountain. 12 And they begged Him, saying “Send us to the pigs, in order that we may enter into them”. 13 And He permitted them. And the unclean spirits, having come out, entered into the pigs. And the herd, about two-thousand, rushed down the steep-bank into the sea. And they were drowning in the sea. 14 And the ones feeding[f] them fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what the thing having happened was. 15 And they come to Jesus, and see the one being demon-possessed sitting, having been clothed and being sound-minded— the one having had the “legion”. And they became afraid. 16 And the ones having seen it related to them how it happened to the one being demon-possessed, and about the pigs. 17 And they began to beg Him to depart[g] from their districts. 18 And while He was getting into the boat, the one having been demon-possessed was begging Him that he might be with Him. 19 And He did not permit him, but says to him, “Go to your house, to your people, and report to them all-that the Lord has done for you, and that He had mercy on you”. 20 And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis[h] all-that Jesus did for him. And they all were marveling.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing