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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

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 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

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 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 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;