Bible Verses About Spiritual Warfare
Scripture for the unseen battle — the armour, the enemy, and the victory already won.
The Christian life includes a real, unseen contest — and Scripture equips rather than frightens. These verses name the enemy, describe the armour, and declare the outcome.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Put on the whole armour of God — the standing orders.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
The real opponent: not flesh and blood.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Submit to God, resist the devil — and he will flee.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Be sober, be vigilant — and resist stedfast in the faith.
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Weapons not carnal, but mighty through God.
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
The shield of faith — quenching all the fiery darts.
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The battle is real, but so is the outcome: Christ has already won it. Stand in the armour, resist steadfast, and remember whose feet the enemy ends up under.
