Ephesians 4:27
Give the devil no place.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Neither give place to the devil.
In Context
26"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive the man, I forgive him, too; for whatever I have forgiven has been forgiven in the presence of Christ,
Ephesians 6:16And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.
1 Peter 5:8Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:18-32
Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. ( a. d. 61.) 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not… Read the whole commentary →