12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

• Isa 59:17 · paraphrase
  "For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak."
  Isaiah: breastplate of righteousness — Paul on the armor of God

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4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Kgs 18:46 — And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
• 1Pet 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• 1Pet 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• 1Thess 5:8 — But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
• 2Cor 1:12 — For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and mor
• 2Cor 1:24 — Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
• 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
• 2Kgs 4:29 — Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon th
• Dan 10:5 — Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
• Eph 5:9 — (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
• Eph 5:9 — (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
• Exod 28:4 — And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his
• Exod 39:8 — And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
• Gal 5:1 — Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• Isa 11:5 — And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
• Isa 11:5 — And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
• Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
• Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
• Job 29:14 — I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
• Luke 12:35 — Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
• Luke 12:35 — Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
• Phil 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;
• Prov 31:17 — She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
• Rev 9:9 — And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
• Rev 9:17 — And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their