13 That is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, to stand firm, with everything in place.
14 So stand firm, having belted your waist with truth,Any lack of truth or righteousness in our lives will leave us vulnerable to attack. having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the readiness of the Gospel of the peace; 16 above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrowsIf it is faith that quenches these arrows, then they probably come in the form of doubts and fears. of the malignant one; 17 also, grasp the helmet of the salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s Word spoken;ρημα (rather than λογος)—the implication appears to be that we must speak the Word. Well, how else can you use the ‘Sword’? 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, using every prayer and petition, yes being watchful to this end with all perseverance and petition for all the saints
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