Bible Verses About Fighting Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual warfare is a reality that every believer faces. If you find yourself struggling in your faith or under spiritual attack, this article is for you. Below I have shared impactful Bible verses that provide wisdom, encouragement, and instructions on how to stand firm against the enemy’s schemes. Studying these passages will help you better understand spiritual battles according to Scripture and equip you to walk in victory.

Introductions

Dear friends, Spiritual warfare is an unseen battle that followers of Christ face every day. Though the enemy’s schemes are invisible to the naked eye, his attacks can deeply impact our walks with God. As believers, Scripture makes clear that we have an adversary who seeks to steal our joy, disrupt our peace, and destroy our testimony.

Yet amid this daily struggle between darkness and light, we are not left defenseless. Through His Word, God equips us with divine weapons and armor to withstand the flames of spiritual combat. When we abide in Christ, we can move from a position of defeat into the power, freedom and victory He purchased for us through the cross.

Throughout the ages, men and women of faith have faced intense spiritual warfare. Some endured persecution, others were tempted to compromise their values, many were pressed to depression and anger under the weight of battle. However they emerged victorious through clinging to God’s Word and His promises of protection. As we study stories of saints who have gone before us, we are reminded that with Christ we too can overcome.

Dear friends, now let’s look at the Bible verses below that talk about fighting spiritual warfare. God’s Holy Word gives us insight into the nature of our struggle and how to have victory as we wage daily battle against the forces of evil. May these passages strengthen and equip you for the fight.

Putting on the Armor of God:

Ephesians 6:10-11
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”

2 Corinthians 10:3-4
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”

1 Thessalonians 5:8
“But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith love; for an helmet, the hope of salvation”

Isaiah 59:17
“For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, an helmet of salvation upon his head; he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, was clad with zeal as a cloak”

Resisting the Devil:

James 4:7
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, he will flee from you”

1 Peter 5:8-9
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world”

Ephesians 4:27
“Neither give place to the devil”

Jesus taught us the example of how to resist Satan

Matthew 4:1-11
“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. When he had fasted forty days forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. When the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, Saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, the glory of them; Saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, , behold, angels came ministered unto him”

Standing Firm in Your Faith:

1 Corinthians 16:13
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong”

Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”

Galatians 5:1
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”

Fighting with Scripture:

Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is quick, powerful, sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul spirit, of the joints marrow, is a discerner of the thoughts intents of the heart”

2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works”

Psalm 119:11
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee”

Joshua 1:8
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, then thou shalt have good success”

Praying for Deliverance:

Matthew 6:13
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory, for ever. Amen”

Psalm 34:17-19
“The righteous cry, the Lord heareth, delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all”

James 5:16
“Confess your faults one to another, pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”

Psalm 91:14-16
“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, shew him my salvation”

Overcoming Temptation:

1 Corinthians 10:13
“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”

James 1:12-15
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death”

Galatians 5:16
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh”

Casting Out Demons:

Mark 16:17
“These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues”

Matthew 10:1
“When he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, to heal all manner of sickness all manner of disease”

Luke 10:19
“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents scorpions, over all the power of the enemy: nothing shall by any means hurt you”

Acts 16:18
“This did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. he came out the same hour”

Claiming Victory in Christ:

Romans 8:37
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us”

1 Corinthians 15:57
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”

1 John 5:4
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”

Colossians 2:15
“Having spoiled principalities powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it”