Taking up (αναλαβοντες). See verse 13.

The shield of faith (τον θυρεον της πιστεως). Late word in this sen…

Above all. epi pasin. Not above all in point of importance or value, but over all, as a soldier holds his shield to defe…

Above all.—Properly, over all, or besides all else. The shield here is the large, heavy shield covering the whol…

Taking the shield of faith

For you need this shield to protect both your armor and yourself.

“In addition to all this,” the Christian soldier is to “take up the shield of faith.” The shield is the large oblong or oval scutum that the Roman …

Taking the shield of faith. Though faith and the word of God are one, yet Paul assigns to them two distinct off…

Above all, taking the shield of faith
Which may be understood either of the grace of faith, which is like a golden sh…

Spiritual strength and courage are needed for our spiritual warfare and suffering. Those who wish to prove they have true grace must aim at all gra…