Bible Verses About Spiritual Battles

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.