"carefully and cunningly prepared to entangle the unwary and unsuspecting. We want you to escape his wiles; we want you to be fully on the Lord's side, loving, and waiting and earnestly longing for, the appearing of our Saviour in the clouds of heaven. 2T 489.1"
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
The phrase 'escape his wiles' in the EGW passage strongly echoes the concept of standing against the 'wiles of the devil' in Ephesians 6:11. While not a direct quote, the thematic similarity and specific use of 'wiles' makes the connection clear.
"Since your first efforts to keep the Sabbath, many things have arisen to discourage you; yet we hope that these things will not divert your mind from the important truths for these last days. Although the advocates of the truth do not all do as they should, because they are unsanctified by the truths they profess, the truth is the same; its luster is undimmed. Although these may stand between the truth and those who have not fully taken hold upon it, and their dark shadow may appear for a time to cloud its bright luster, yet it does not in reality; the truth of heavenly origin is undimmed. Its purity and exalted character are changeless. It lives; for it is immortal. 2T 489.2"
"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
The EGW passage speaks of truth and its unchanging nature, even when those who profess it are unsanctified. This aligns with the principle in John 17:17 that truth sanctifies. The idea that truth remains pure despite the failings of individuals is a key connection.