Passage

The shield of faith

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹⁶above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

Ephesians 6:16World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Faith is pictured as a shield that can extinguish the evil one’s fiery darts.

To understand

The equipment also includes footwear associated with the gospel of peace, a helmet of salvation and the Spirit’s sword. The sword is identified as God’s word.

A question

Which piece of equipment is paired with faith?