17For 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 cloke.
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. …
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-21)How sin abounded we have read, to our great amazement, in the former part of the chapter; how grace does much more abound we read in these verses. And, as sin took occasion from the commandment to become more exceedingly sinful, so grace took occasion from the transgression of the commandment to appear more exceedingly gracious. Observe, I. Why God wrought salvation for this provoking people, notw…
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