# Where is “Put on the full armor of God” in the Bible?

> “Put on the full armor of God” is Ephesians 6:11.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/put-on-the-full-armor-of-god
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

## The verse

> Clothe yourselves with God’s full armor so that you are able to hold your ground against the devil’s tactics.
>
> — [Ephesians 6:11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ephesians/6#11) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

Paul says the fight is not against people but against spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). The armor he lists is truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation and the word of God.

## Common questions

### Where is “Put on the full armor of God” in the Bible?

“Put on the full armor of God” is Ephesians 6:11. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

### Is “Put on the full armor of God” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Ephesians 6:11. In the Lumin Translation, Ephesians 6:11 reads: “Clothe yourselves with God’s full armor so that you are able to hold your ground against the devil’s tactics.”

### Who said “Put on the full armor of God”?

Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

### What does “Put on the full armor of God” mean in the Bible?

Paul says the fight is not against people but against spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). The armor he lists is truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation and the word of God.

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