Put on the Full Armor
Put on the Full Armor Ephesians 6:11 b. How: to put on God’s armor ( 6:11a ). 6:11a. The form of the Greek imperative put on indicates that believers are responsible for putting on God’s (not their) full armor (panoplian, also in v. 13 ; all the armor and weapons together were called the hapla; cf . 2 Cor. 6:7 ) with all urgency. The detailed description of the armor (given in Eph. 6:14–17 ) may stem from Paul’s being tied to a Roman soldier while in prison awaiting trial ( cf . Acts 28:16 , 20 ). Hoehner, Harold W. “ Ephesians .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 643. Print.