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Eph 6:13. Ἀναλάβετε, take unto you) Eph 6:16 חגר Deu 1:41, LXX. ἀναλαβόντες.-τὴν πανοπλίαν, the whole armour) A lofty expression. Paul (says Vict. Strigelius, in summing up the contents of this chapter) gives to the Christian soldier integuments, defences, and offensive weapons. The integuments are three, the breastplate, the girdle, and the shoes; the defences or φυλακτήρια are two, the shield and the helmet; the offensive weapons, ἀμυντήρια,[100] are also two, the sword and the spear. He had regard, I think, to the order of putting them on, and held the opinion that Paul proceeds from those accoutrements which adorn the man even when outside of the battle-field (as the breastplate of any material whatever), to those which are peculiar to the soldier; and indeed the phrase above all is put in between integuments and defences. He adds the spear, prayer. Although Paul rather introduces prayer with this reference, viz. that we may rightly [duly] use the whole armour.-ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πονηρᾷ, in the evil day) Psa 41:2, LXX. ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ. The war is perpetual. The battle rages less on one day, more on another: the evil day, either when death assails us, or during life, being of longer or shorter duration, often varying in itself [When the wicked one assails you, Eph 6:16, and malignant forces are infesting you, Eph 6:12.-V. g.]. Then you must stand, you must not then at length [then for the first time begin to] make preparation.-ἅπαντα κατεργασάμενοι) having rightly prepared all things for the battle. So κατεργάζεσθαι, 2Co 5:5 [Ὁ ΚΑΤΕΡΓΑΣΆΜΕΝΟς ἩΜᾶς, He who hath wrought, i.e. prepared us]; Exo 15:17; Exo 35:33; Exo 38:24; Deu 28:39. The repetition[101] is very suitable, to stand, stand ye.
[100] Usually said of defensive, here evidently of offensive weapons.-ED.
[101] Anadiplosis, the repetition of the same word in the end of the preceding, and in the beginning of the following member. Append.-ED.