Ephesians 6:13 (WEB)
Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Fathers and councils · 6
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis III.3Book III
“…teaches us that we ought not to give place to the devil; but “put on,” he says, “the armour of God, that ye may be able to resist the wiles of the devil:” pointing out that the saints have to “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of…” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 13.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“…ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one; and the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 12–17.
Read the whole comment“…which ye may extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 12–17.
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Jerome
“But he, careless, fearless, and armed from head to foot with the apostle’s armor, now listens to God by reading the Scriptures, now speaks to God as he prays to the Lord; and it may be that, while he lingers in the island, he sees some vision such as that once seen by John.” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 13–17.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“May your piety pray that since we are in this plight we may get the divine succour, that, as the divine Apostle phrases it, we may “be able to withstand the evil day.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 13
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“Wherefore most earnestly he exhorted, ‘Take up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,’ that the enemy, ‘having no evil thing to say against us, may be ashamed.’” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 13.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Life of Antony §26.
Cited together in Letters Letter 63.
Cited together in Life of Antony §26.
Cited together in Life of Antony §26.