Efesus 6:16

6:16 and in all of this, ¹  by taking up the shield ²  of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Roma 8:37

8:37 No, in all these things we have complete victory ³  through him ⁴  who loved us!

1 Korintus 15:57

15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

2 Korintus 2:14

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2:14 But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession ⁵  in Christ ⁶  and who makes known ⁷  through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.

Wahyu 17:14

17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying ⁸  the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

[6:16]  ¹ tn Grk “in everything.”

[6:16]  ² sn The Greek word translated shield (θυρεός, qureos) refers to the Roman soldier’s large rectangular wooden shield, called in Latin scutum, about 4 ft (1.2 m) high, covered with leather on the outside. Before a battle in which flaming arrows might be shot at them, the soldiers wet the leather covering with water to extinguish the arrows. The Roman legionaries could close ranks with these shields, the first row holding theirs edge to edge in front, and the rows behind holding the shields above their heads. In this formation they were practically invulnerable to arrows, rocks, and even spears.

[8:37]  ³ tn BDAG 1034 s.v. ὑπερνικάω states, “as a heightened form of νικᾶν prevail completely ὑπερνικῶμεν we are winning a most glorious victory Ro 8:37.”

[8:37]  ⁴ tn Here the referent could be either God or Christ, but in v. 39 it is God’s love that is mentioned.

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Or “who always causes us to triumph.”

[2:14]  ⁶ tn Or “in the Messiah.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Or “who reveals.”

[17:14]  ⁸ tn See BDAG 636 s.v. μετά A.2.a.α.