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Ephesians 6:12

NETBible	For our struggle¹ is not against flesh and blood,² but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness,³ against the spiritual forces⁴ of evil in the heavens.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Eph 6:12	For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
NASB © biblegateway Eph 6:12	For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
NLT © biblegateway Eph 6:12	For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.
MSG © biblegateway Eph 6:12	This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.
BBE © SABDAweb Eph 6:12	For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
NRSV © bibleoremus Eph 6:12	For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
NKJV © biblegateway Eph 6:12	For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places .
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KJV	For <3754> we <2254> wrestle <3823> not <3756> against <2076> (5748) <4314> flesh <4561> and <2532> blood <129>_, but <235> against <4314> principalities <746>_, against <4314> powers <1849>_, against <4314> the rulers <2888> of the darkness <4655> of this <5127> world <165>_, against <4314> spiritual <4152> wickedness <4189> in <1722> high <2032> [places]. {flesh...: Gr. blood and flesh} {spiritual...: or, wicked spirits} {high: or, heavenly}
NASB © biblegateway Eph 6:12	For our struggle <3823> is not against <4314> flesh <4561> and blood <129> , but against <4314> the rulers <746> , against <4314> the powers <1849> , against <4314> the world <2888> forces <2888> of this <3778> darkness <4655> , against <4314> the spiritual <4152> forces of wickedness <4189> in the heavenly <2032> places.
NET [draft] ITL	For <3754> our <2254> struggle <3823> is <1510> not <3756> against <4314> flesh <4561> and <2532> blood <129> , but <235> against <4314> the rulers <746> , against <4314> the powers <1849> , against <4314> the world rulers <2888> of this <5127> darkness <4655> , against <4314> the spiritual <4152> forces of evil <4189> in <1722> the heavens <2032> .
GREEK	oti ouk estin h palh prov aima kai sarka alla prov tav arcav prov tav exousiav prov touv kosmokratorav tou skotouv toutou prov ta pneumatika thv ponhriav en toiv epouranioiv

NETBible

For our struggle¹ is not against flesh and blood,² but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness,³ against the spiritual forces⁴ of evil in the heavens.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn BDAG 752 s.v. πάλη says, “struggle against…the opponent is introduced by πρός w. the acc.”

²tn Grk “blood and flesh.”

³tn BDAG 561 s.v. κοσμοκράτωρ suggests “the rulers of this sinful world” as a gloss.

³sn The phrase world-rulers of this darkness does not refer to human rulers but the evil spirits that rule over the world. The phrase thus stands in apposition to what follows (the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens); see note on heavens at the end of this verse.

⁴tn BDAG 837 s.v. πνευματικός 3 suggests “the spirit-forces of evil” in Ephesians 6:12.

⁵sn The phrase spiritual forces of evil in the heavens serves to emphasize the nature of the forces which oppose believers as well as to indicate the locality from which they originate.