unfoldingWord_en_tn/eph/06/17.md

# take the helmet of salvation

Salvation given by God protects the believer's mind just as a helmet protects the head of a soldier. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

The writer speaks of God's instructions to his people as if they were a sword that his people could use to fight an enemy, (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 13:50:04 -07:00			`# take the helmet of salvation`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-22 19:42:46 -07:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 13:45:09 -07:00			`Salvation given by God protects the believer's mind just as a helmet protects the head of a soldier. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-22 19:42:46 -07:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 13:50:04 -07:00			`# the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-22 19:42:46 -07:00
Reworded "word" notes and restored tWs when needed. 2017-11-03 15:05:55 -04:00			`The writer speaks of God's instructions to his people as if they were a sword that his people could use to fight an enemy, (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 13:45:09 -07:00