Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, * having put on the breastplate of righteousness, * and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; * above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. * And take the helmet of salvation, * and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; * praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, * being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:14-18). This