Ephesians 6:13 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Ephesians 6:15 and shod your feet with [the] preparation of the glad tidings of peace:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "reason", "take", "panoply", "able", "withstand", "evil", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "reason", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "because our struggle is not against blood..." into verse 14's "Stand therefore having girt about your loins...", so "all things" and "reason" 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 "all things" and "reason" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.