“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand — the exhortation recurs: lambanō ('take') tēn panoplian theou ('the full armor of God'), hina dynamai antistēmi ('that you may be able to stand') en tē hēmera tē ponērā ('on the evil day'), and apolipō stōs ('having done all, to stand firm').
Church Fathers on Ephesians 6:13
“Wherefore,” says he, “take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.” By “evil day” he means the present life, and calls it too “this present evil world” Galatians 1:4, from the evils which are done in it. It is as much as to say, Always be armed. And again, “having done all,” says he; that is, both passions, and vile lusts, and all things else that trouble us. He speaks not merely of doing the deed, but of…
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