The helmet of salvation (την περικεφαλαιαν του σωτηριου). Late word (περι, κεφαλη, head, around the head), in Polybius, LXX, [Refe…

And take the helmet. The helmet was a cap made of thick leather, or brass, fitted to the head, and was usually crowned with a plume, or cr…

And take.—There is a break here. We are said not to put on, but to “take” (or rather, receive)—a word specially appropria…

And the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

There is no sword like that; it pierces even to the division of soul and spi…

Two more items remain. The “helmet” covered the head. It was made of bronze with leather attachments. In Isa 59:17 the Lord wears “the helmet of sa…

And take the helmet of salvation. In a passage already quoted (1 Thessalonians 5:8), the hope of salvati…

And take the helmet of salvation
Meaning either Christ himself, the Saviour; and so the Arabic version renders it, "…

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…