battle

⁴⁰And you have wrapped me with virtue for the battle. And those rising up against me, you have subdued under me.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places. ¹³Because of this, take up the armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand the evil day and remain perfect in all things. ¹⁴Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice, ¹⁵and having feet which have been shod by the preparation of the Gospel of peace. ¹⁶In all things, take up the shield of faith, with which you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. ¹⁷And take up the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God).

¹⁷And I will execute great vengeance against them, reproving them in fury. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will send my vengeance upon them.”

¹A Psalm of David versus Goliath. Blessed is the Lord, my God, who trains my hands for the battle and my fingers for the war.

⁴⁷And this entire assembly will know that the Lord does not save by sword, nor by spear. For this is his war, and he will deliver you into our hands.”

¹⁹You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.

¹⁴For these are the spirits of the demons that were causing the signs. And they advanced to the kings of the entire earth, to gather them for battle on the great day of Almighty God.

⁹Proclaim this among the Gentiles: “Sanctify a war, raise up the strong. Approach, ascend, all men of war. ¹⁰Cut your ploughs into swords and your hoes into spears. Let the weak say, ‘For I am strong.’ ¹¹Break out and advance, all nations of the world, and gather together. There the Lord will cause all your strong ones to meet death.” ¹²Let them arise and ascend to the valley of Jehoshaphat. For there I will sit, so as to judge all the nations of the world. ¹³Send forth the sickles, because the harvest has matured. Advance and descend, for the press is full, the pressing room is overflowing. For their malice has been increasing. ¹⁴Nations, nations in the valley of being cut to pieces: for the day of the Lord fittingly takes place in the valley of being cut to pieces.

¹⁹My brothers, if anyone of you strays from the truth, and if someone converts him,

¹⁷Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth.

¹⁸Fear is not in love. Instead, perfect love casts out fear, for fear pertains to punishment. And whoever fears is not perfected in love.

⁴For the Lord your God is in your midst, and he will contend against your enemies on your behalf, so that he may rescue you from peril.’