Eph 6:17 | RWP | e4.org | The helmet of salvation ( την περικεφαλαιαν του σωτηριου ). Late word ( περι, κεφαλη , head, around the head), in Polybius, LXX, ; alone in N.T. Which is the word of God ( ο εστιν το ρημα του θεου ). Explanatory relative ( ο ) referring to the sword ( μαχαιραν ). The sword given by the Spirit to be wielded as offensive weapon (the others defensive) by the Christian is the word of God. See where the word of God is called "sharper than any two-edged sword."

‏ Ephesians 6:17

The helmet of salvation ( την περικεφαλαιαν του σωτηριου ). Late word ( περι, κεφαλη, head, around the head), in Polybius, LXX, 1Th 5:8; Eph 6:17 alone in N.T.

Which is the word of God ( ο εστιν το ρημα του θεου ). Explanatory relative ( ο ) referring to the sword ( μαχαιραν ). The sword given by the Spirit to be wielded as offensive weapon (the others defensive) by the Christian is the word of God. See Heb 4:12 where the word of God is called "sharper than any two-edged sword."