17满带权能的主就是我们所穿上作我们保护的军装。这意思是说,我们既是基督的身体,就需要穿上基督自己作我们的军装。要打属灵的仗,我们必须有基督作神全副的军装。以弗所六章十四至十七节里有基督作为军装的六面:真理(或实际)的腰带、义的胸甲、和平福音的稳固根基(鞋)、信的盾牌、救恩的头盔、以及那灵的剑。所以,神全副的军装包括腰带、胸甲、鞋、盾牌、头盔和剑。盾牌是为着防卫,而剑是为着攻击。事实上,剑是军装中唯一用作攻击的装备。
17The Lord with His might is the very armor that we put on for our protection. This means that we, as the Body, need to put on Christ Himself as our armor. In order to fight in the spiritual warfare, we must have Christ as the whole armor of God. In Ephesians 6:14-17 there are six aspects of Christ as armor: the girdle of truth, or reality; the breastplate of righteousness; the firm foundation of the gospel of peace (the shoes); the shield of faith; the helmet of salvation; and the sword of the Spirit. Therefore, the whole armor of God consists of the girdle, the breastplate, the shoes, the shield, the helmet, and the sword. The shield is for defense, whereas the sword is for offense. In fact, the sword is the only item of the armor that is for offensive warfare.