Ephesians 4:27 BSB — MannaFest

Ephesians 4:27

and do not give the devil a foothold.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

neither give place to the devil.

KJV

Neither give place to the devil.

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 3.2.4 (253)

He is showing us how an opportunity is being given to the devil by these acts and desires. Once he has entered our body, he takes full possession of us. Or if he cannot take full possession, he at least pollutes the soul, having stuck his flaming darts into us unawares. At times these pierce us with a wound that goes down very deep. At other times we are merely temporarily inflamed. But it is indeed seldom that these burning darts are easily extinguished. They find their place to wound.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those who persevere in sinful anger and in wrath let the devil into their hearts, and suffer him to gain upon them, till he bring them to malice, mischievous machinations, &c. " Neither give place to the calumniator, or the false accuser" (so some read the words); that is, "let your ears be deaf to whisperers, talebearers, and slanderers." 3.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Neither give place--that is, occasion, or scope, to the devil, by continuing in "wrath." The keeping of anger through the darkness of night, is giving place to the devil, the prince of darkness (Eph 6:12).

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μηδὲ	mēde	neither	G3366 →
δίδοτε	didote	do give	G1325 →
τόπον	topon	opportunity	G5117 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
διαβόλῳ.	diabolō	devil.	G1228 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:8–9
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:11–12
  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Through
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:11
  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
- James 4:7
  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Job 2:2
  “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
- 1 Peter 1:13
  Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Through
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 10:4
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Romans 13:12
  The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ephesians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ephesians