Ephesians 4:27 (KJV)

Passage

Neither give place to the devil.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Ephesians 4:27 Neither give place to the devil.

Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "give", "place", 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 ye angry and sin not let..." into verse 28's "Let him that stole steal no more...", 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.