Ephesians 4:27
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and do not give the devil a foothold.
- KJV
- Neither give place to the devil.
- WEB
- and don’t give place to the devil.
- ASV
- neither give place to the devil.
- DARBY
- neither give room for the devil.
- BLB
- neither give place to the devil.
- ÅB
- og gi ikke djevelen rom!
- OTB
- og gi ikke djevelen rom.
- B1930
- og gi ikke djevelen rum!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Read in contextEphesians 6:16
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Read in contextEphesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:10–11
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
Read in contextActs 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Read in context