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Ephesians 4:27

In 9 translations

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.or, opportunity
ASV
neither give place to the devil.
LSV
neither give place to the Devil;
YLT
neither give place to the devil;
DBY
neither give room for the devil.
DRC
Give not place to the devil.
GNV
Neither giue place to the deuill.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read μηδὲ (“neither”); Textus Receptus read μήτε (“nor”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
μηδὲ δίδοτε τόπον τῷ διαβόλῳ.
RP2018
μηδὲ δίδοτε τόπον τῷ διαβόλῳ.
TR-Boyd
μήτε δίδοτε τόπον τῷ διαβόλῳ.
SCR1894
μητε διδοτε τοπον τω διαβολω

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Cross-references most cited first

  • James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  • 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • Ephesians 6:16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
  • Ephesians 6:11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:10–11If 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, in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
  • Acts 5:3Then 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?

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