Ephesians 6:16

Ephesians 6:16

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

a. NLT: In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.

b. NIV: In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

c. YLT: above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].

e. Worrell Translation: Withal having taken up the shield of faith, with which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

f. Wuest Translation: In addition to all these, taking to yourselves the shield of faith by means of which you will be able to quench all the fiery arrows of the pernicious one.

1. “Above all, taking the shield of faith…”

a. Above [Strong: 1909 epi ep-ee' a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).]

b. all [Strong: 3956 pas pas including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.]

c. taking [Strong: 353 analambano an-al-am-ban'-o from 303 and 2983; to take up:--receive up, take (in, unto, up).]

d. the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

e. shield [Strong: 2375 thureos thoo-reh-os' from 2374; a large shield (as door-shaped):--shield.]

1). The shield of faith surely involves our words in prayer and declaration.

a). 2 Corinthians 4:13  We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

b). We are to speak and declare what God’s word says about us and tell the devil what he is not able to do in our lives because of what Christ Jesus accomplished for us.

2. “…wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

a. wherewith [Strong: 1722 en en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]

b. ye may be able [Strong: 1410 dunamai doo'-nam-ahee of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible:--be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.]

c. to quench [Strong: 4570 sbennumi sben'-noo-mee a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb; to extinguish (literally or figuratively):--go out, quench.] [Thayer: to extinguish, quench, of fire or things on fire,  to be quenched, to go out, metaph. to quench, to suppress, stifle, of divine influence.]

d. all [Strong: 3956 pas pas including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.]

e. the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

f. fiery [Strong: 4448 puroo poo-ro'-o from 4442; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust):--burn, fiery, be on fire, try.   [Thayer: to burn with fire, to set on fire, kindle, to be on fire, to burn, to be incensed, indignant,  make to glow, full of fire, fiery, ignited, of darts filled with inflammable substances and set on fire, melted by fire and purged of dross.]

g. darts [956 belos bel'-os from 906; a missile, i.e. spear or arrow:--dart.] [Thayer: a missile, dart, javelin, arrow]

h. of the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

i. wicked [Strong: 4190 poneros pon-ay-ros' from a derivative of 4192; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from 2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from 4550, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:--bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness).]

1). Paul writes that with the shield of faith we shall be able to extinguish, quench, suppress, and stifle all, not just some, but all the fiery darts of the wicked. John writes as much in his first epistle.

a). 1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

2). Faith is a shield, a weapon that we can wield to stop the enemy’s attacks upon us. What that means is we who are in Covenant with God can use the Scriptures that proclaim the extent of God’s protection given to us in this Covenant and stand on them and speak them and expect the attacks of the devil to be quenched, extinguished and suppressed. Ideally that before they would even begin that we would take authority and stop them completely before they even begin.

3). Institute Of Creation Research Daily Devotional 7/18/2010 When the inspired writer of Proverbs 30:5 testified here that God’s Word was "pure," he did not use the usual word for, say, moral purity or metallic purity. Instead, he asserted in effect that every Word of God had been refined and purified, as it were in a spiritual furnace, so that any and all contaminants had been purged out, leaving only the pure element. The same truth is found in the great psalm of the Scriptures (Psalm 119). "Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it" (Psalm 119:140). David used the same word in another psalm, where it is translated "tried" in the sense of "tested for purity." "As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him" (Psalm 18:30). The word for "buckler" in this verse is the same as for "shield" in our text. Thus God equips with a perfect shield against the weapons of any foe, because "His way is perfect" and "every word" in Scripture has been made "pure" before the Spirit of God approved its use by the human writer. This surely tells us that the human writer of Scripture (that is, Moses or David or John or whomever), with all his human proneness to mistakes or other inadequacies, was so controlled by the Holy Spirit that whatever he actually wrote had been purged of any such deficiencies. Thus his final written text had been made perfectly "pure," free from any defects. This control applies to "every word," so that we can legitimately refer to the Scriptures as verbally inspired and inerrant throughout. As the apostle Paul stressed, our spiritual armor in the battle against evil is "the shield of faith" and "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:16, 17). HMM