11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 6:12
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because our wrestling is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenly [places];
- FBV Free Bible Version
- We're not fighting against human forces, but against supernatural rulers and powers, the dark lords of this world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;
- DBY Darby Translation
- because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual [power] of wickedness in the heavenlies.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 .
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πάλη | palē | struggle | G3823 πάλη struggle |
| πρὸς | pros | against | G4314 πρός to/with |
| αἷμα | haima | blood | G129 αἷμα blood |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| σάρκα | sarka | flesh | G4561 σάρξ flesh |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| πρὸς | pros | against | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀρχάς | archas | rulers | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| πρὸς | pros | against | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐξουσίας | exousias | authorities | G1849 ἐξουσία authority |
| πρὸς | pros | against | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κοσμοκράτορας | kosmokratoras | powers | G2888 κοσμοκράτωρ world power |
| τοῦ | tou | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σκότους | skotous | darkness | G4655 σκότος darkness |
| τούτου | toutou | this {world’s} | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| πρὸς | pros | [and] against | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πνευματικὰ | pneumatika | spiritual [forces] | G4152 πνευματικός spiritual |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πονηρίας | ponērias | of evil | G4189 πονηρία evil |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπουρανίοις | epouraniois | heavenly realms | G2032 ἐπουράνιος heavenly |
Related verses
- Colossians 1:13
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- Ephesians 2:2
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
- Colossians 2:15
having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- Romans 8:38
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
- Ephesians 1:21
far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25–27
Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air, but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
- Ephesians 3:10
to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Read all of Ephesians 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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