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NASB | Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 6:14 So stand firm and hold your ground, HAVING TIGHTENED THE WIDE BAND OF TRUTH (personal integrity, moral courage) AROUND YOUR WAIST and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (an upright heart), [Is 11:5] |
Bible Question: Why is the breastplate described as faith and love in 1 Thess. 5:8 and strictly a breastplate of righteousness in Ephesians 6:14? Should these scriptures be taken together to get the full view of this piece of spiritual armor? |
Bible Answer: 1 Thessalonians 5:8 8But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. Ephesians 6:14 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, Jesus is the head we are putting our hope in his righteousness his perfection. Even after we accept Christ we still have pride but our pride should be in what Christ has done nothing of our own. When the early Christians were crucified for their testimony they begged for others even their persecutors to come to the knowledge of Christ's love, thereby exhibiting Christ's love and his faith. The helmet is our head whereby our thoughts come from. Yes, they should be taken together to get the full view, the truth of the scripture isn't easy to swallow. Mark 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. |