Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

Stand therefore, first fastening round you the girdle of truth and putting on the breastplate of uprightness

New American Standard Bible

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

King James Version

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Holman Bible

Stand, therefore,

with truth like a belt around your waist,
righteousness like armor on your chest,

International Standard Version

Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

A Conservative Version

Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

American Standard Version

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Amplified

So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart),

An Understandable Version

So, you people should stand firm [in the faith], with the belt of truth firmly buckled around you, and with the "flack jacket" of righteousness on your chest.

Anderson New Testament

Stand, therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

Bible in Basic English

Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

Common New Testament

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Daniel Mace New Testament

stand firm, the belt of truth round your waist, let justice invest you like mail:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness,

Goodspeed New Testament

Stand your ground, then, with the belt of truth around your waist, and put on uprightness as your coat of mail,

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice;

King James 2000

Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

Modern King James verseion

Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Stand, therefore, and your loins gird about with verity, having on the breastplate of righteousness,

Moffatt New Testament

Hold your ground, tighten the belt of truth about your loins, wear integrity as your coat of mail,

Montgomery New Testament

Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

NET Bible

Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

New Heart English Bible

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Noyes New Testament

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Sawyer New Testament

Stand, therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and having put on the cuirass of righteousness,

The Emphasized Bible

Stand therefore, - having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Stand therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness;

Twentieth Century New Testament

Stand your ground, then, 'with truth for your belt,' and 'with righteousness for your breast-plate,'

Webster

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness;

Williams New Testament

Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail,

World English Bible

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Worrell New Testament

Stand, therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put on the breast-plate of righteousness,

Worsley New Testament

Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth, and putting on the breast-plate of righteousness:

Youngs Literal Translation

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἵστημι 
histemi 
Usage: 129

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

περιζώννυμι 
Perizonnumi 
Usage: 4

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

ὀσφύς 
Osphus 
Usage: 7

περιζώννυμι 
Perizonnumi 
Usage: 4

with
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

having on
ἐνδύω 
Enduo 
put on, clothed with, clothed in, have on, clothe with, be endued, arrayed in, be clothed, vr put on
Usage: 23

θώραξ 
Thorax 
Usage: 5

Images Ephesians 6:14

Prayers for Ephesians 6:14

Context Readings

Spiritual Warfare

13 Therefore put on the complete armour of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground on the day of battle, and, having fought to the end, to remain victors on the field. 14 Stand therefore, first fastening round you the girdle of truth and putting on the breastplate of uprightness 15 as well as the shoes of the Good News of peace-- a firm foundation for your feet.


Cross References

Luke 12:35

"Have your girdles on, and let your lamps be alight;

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But let us, belonging--as we do--to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly upon the boon that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by the proclamation of the truth, by the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness, wielded in both hands;

Ephesians 5:9

Live and act as sons of Light--for the effect of the Light is seen in every kind of goodness, uprightness and truth--

Revelation 9:9

They had breast-plates which seemed to be made of steel; and the noise caused by their wings was like that of a vast number of horses and chariots hurrying into battle.

Revelation 9:17

And this was the appearance of the horses which I saw in my vision--and of their riders. The body-armour of the riders was red, blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like the heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire and smoke and sulphur.

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