Ephesians 4:27 (DBY)

Passage

neither give room for the devil.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,

Ephesians 4:27 neither give room for the devil.

Ephesians 4:28 Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with [his] hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if [there be] any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear [it].

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "give", "room", and "devil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Be angry and do not sin let..." into verse 28's "Let the stealer steal no more but...", so "neither" and "give" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.