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Ephesians 6:12

Ephesians 6:12

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wrestle: Luke 13:24; 1 Corinthians 9:25-27; 2 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:4

flesh and blood: Gr. blood and flesh, Matthew 16:17; 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16

principalities: Ephesians 1:21, Ephesians 3:10; Romans 8:38; Colossians 2:15; 1 Peter 3:22

against the: Ephesians 2:2; Job 2:2; Luke 22:53; John 12:31, John 14:30, John 16:11; Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:13

spiritual wickedness: or, wicked spirits

high: or, heavenly, Ephesians 1:3

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