Ephesians 6:11 (DBY)

Passage

Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:9 And, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.

Ephesians 6:10 For the rest, brethren, be strong in [the] Lord, and in the might of his strength.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:

Ephesians 6:12 because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual [power] of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Ephesians 6:13 For this reason take [to you] the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "panoply", "able", "stand", "against", "artifices", and "devil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "panoply" and "able", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For the rest brethren be strong in..." into verse 12's "because our struggle is not against blood...", so "panoply" and "able" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "panoply" and "able" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.