Ephesians 6:12

that the wrestle/combat/battle is_not_being to{us} toward blood and flesh; contrariwise, toward the origins/originals/chiefs, toward the authorities, toward the world-might-ers/rulers of{the darkness} of{the eon, the-same}, toward the[plural] spiritual of{the evil-ia} in to{the[plural] upon-heavenly}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

In Context

11Clothe-selves the all-arms/weapon-ia/panoply of{the God} toward the you to-be-being-enabled/empowered to-stand toward the change/across/alongside-way-ias[translit. "method-ias"] of{the devil/slanderous},

13Through the-same, take-up the all-arms/weapon-ia/panoply of{the God}, in-which-place you-may-enable-selves to-stand-in-place-of/against/in-opposition-to/withstand in to{the day, the evil} and, work[ing]-selves-down/according-to emphatically-all, to-stand.

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Cross References

Luke 13:24"Be-competing/contending to-come-into through of{the narrow gate}, that many, I-am-saying to{you}, will-seek to-come-into and will_not_have-strength.

John 12:31Now is-being judge-sis[i.e. state of judgment] of{the world, the-same}. Now the chief of{the world, the-same} will-be-cast-out outside,

John 16:11on-the-another-hand, about of{judge-sis[i.e. state of judgment]}, that the chief of{the world, the-same,} has-been-judged.

Romans 8:38for I-have-been-persuaded that neither death nor being-alive[noun] nor messengers nor origins/originals/chiefs nor having-stood-in/instituted nor about-to-be-being nor enablements/empowerments

1 Corinthians 15:50Moreover, I-am-asserting the-same, brothers, that flesh and blood are_not_being-enabled/empowered to-inherit [the] kingdom of{God}, nor the ruin is-inheriting the without-ruin-ia.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:11-19

The Spiritual Warfare. ( a. d. 61.) 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,… Read the whole commentary →

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