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  • Ephesians 6:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 12 because we have a struggle,*+ not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces+ in the heavenly places.

  • Ephesians 6:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 12 ὅτι because οὐκ not ἔστιν is ἡμῖν to us ἡ the πάλη wrestling πρὸς toward αἷμα blood καὶ and σάρκα, flesh, ἀλλὰ but πρὸς toward τὰς the ἀρχάς, governments, πρὸς toward τὰς the ἐξουσίας, authorities, πρὸς toward τοὺς the κοσμοκράτορας world-mighty ones τοῦ of the σκότους darkness τούτου, this, πρὸς toward τὰ the πνευματικὰ spiritual (things) τῆς of the πονηρίας wickedness ἐν in τοῖς the ἐπουρανίοις. heavenly [places].

  • Ephesians 6:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 12 because we have a wrestling,+ not against blood and flesh, but against the governments,+ against the authorities,+ against the world rulers*+ of this darkness, against the wicked spirit+ forces in the heavenly places.

  • Ephesians 6:12
    The Bible in Living English
    • 12 because our match is not with flesh and blood but with the governments, the dominions, the cosmocrats of this darkness, the spiritual essences of wickedness in the heavenly sphere;

  • Ephesians 6:12
    American Standard Version
    • 12 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 .

  • Ephesians 6:12
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 12 Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, But Against the principalities Against the authorities Against the world-holders of this darkness Against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies.

  • Ephesians 6:12
    King James Version
    • 12 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.

  • Ephesians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 6:12 w18.05 27; it-1 172, 726, 734; it-2 826, 1018-1019, 1068, 1169, 1209; lvs 216; bhs 112; bh 104; lv 59-60, 186; w13 9/15 3; w11 9/1 7; w07 3/15 27-28; w04 9/15 10-11; w02 7/1 9; wt 70-78

  • Ephesians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 6:12 w83 1/15 23; w83 8/15 25-26, 29; uw 62-69; w81 5/1 13-14; w80 11/1 23-24; w79 2/15 13; w79 9/1 5; w75 655; w74 560-561; g74 2/22 4; w73 511-512; tp73 54-55; g73 5/22 14-15; w72 653; w71 479-480; w71 511; ad 1542; g68 6/22 7; im 30, 378; w64 46; w63 186, 681; bf 570; g63 3/22 19; w62 677, 722; w61 433; w60 460; w57 294; w56 108, 133; w54 697; nh 107, 258; lg 64; w51 380; w49 21; na46 11; ow 20; wl 318; w41 346; w40 40; w39 325; w37 182; an 46; w33 39

  • Ephesians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 6:12

      The Watchtower (Study),

      5/2018, p. 27

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 172, 726, 733-734

      Insight, Volume 2, pp. 826, 1018-1019, 1068, 1169, 1209-1210

      Remain in God’s Love, p. 216

      Teach Us, p. 112

      Bible Teach, p. 104

      “God’s Love,” pp. 59-60, 186

      The Watchtower,

      9/15/2013, p. 3

      9/1/2011, p. 7

      3/15/2007, pp. 27-28

      9/15/2004, pp. 10-11

      7/1/2002, p. 9

      8/15/1983, pp. 25-26, 29

      1/15/1983, p. 23

      5/1/1981, pp. 13-14

      11/1/1980, p. 24

      9/1/1979, p. 5

      2/15/1979, p. 13

      11/1/1975, pp. 654-655

      9/15/1974, pp. 560-561

      8/15/1973, pp. 511-512

      11/1/1972, pp. 653-654

      8/15/1971, p. 511

      8/1/1971, pp. 479-480

      1/15/1964, pp. 45-46

      11/15/1963, pp. 680-682

      3/15/1963, pp. 185-187

      12/1/1962, pp. 721-723

      11/15/1962, pp. 677-678

      7/15/1961, pp. 432-434

      8/1/1960, pp. 460-461

      5/15/1957, pp. 293-295

      3/1/1956, pp. 132-133

      2/15/1956, p. 108

      11/15/1954, pp. 696-698

      6/15/1951, pp. 379-381

      Worship God, pp. 70-78

      United in Worship, pp. 62-69

      Awake!,

      2/22/1974, p. 4

      5/22/1973, pp. 14-15

      Peace and Security, pp. 54-55

  • Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 6:12

      a struggle: The Greek word rendered “a struggle,” used only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures, originally referred to “a wrestling,” as in a sports contest. Here the word conveys the idea of a personal fight against wicked spirits. Because the context refers to the spiritual war of Christians and the figurative suit of armor, some suggest that Paul may have had two types of struggles in mind, that of a wrestler and that of a soldier. (Eph 6:11-18) Combining the images was natural, since ancient warfare could involve hand-to-hand combat and well-equipped soldiers were often skilled wrestlers. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul also combined a military image with an athletic one.​—2Ti 2:3-5.

      the world rulers of this darkness: Paul calls these “world rulers” the wicked spirit forces, that is, Satan and his demons. (See study note on Joh 12:31.) Their intention is to keep mankind in spiritual darkness, alienated from the light of Jehovah God. The Greek word ko·smo·kraʹtor, rendered “world rulers,” occurs only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures, though it is used in ancient Greek writings in reference to such mythological gods as Hermes.

      in the heavenly places: Here this expression refers to the invisible spirit realm from which Satan, “the ruler of the authority of the air,” influences mankind.​—Eph 2:2.

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