Ephesians 6:14 “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, wit…”

Ephesians 6:14

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

World English Bible

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

American Standard Version

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Geneva Bible 1599

Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse,

Darby Translation

Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Young's Literal Translation

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

Bible in Basic English

Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

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Cross references

“having”

Isaiah 11:5 Luke 12:35 2 Corinthians 6:7 1 Peter 1:13 Ephesians 5:9

Isaiah 11:5 · BSB

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Luke 12:35 · BSB

Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

2 Corinthians 6:7 · BSB

in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

1 Peter 1:13 · BSB

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:9 · BSB

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

“the breastplate”

Isaiah 59:17 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Revelation 9:17 Revelation 9:9

Isaiah 59:17 · BSB

He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 · BSB

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

Revelation 9:17 · BSB

Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire,…

Revelation 9:9 · BSB

They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

15and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

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