Ephesians 4:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And do not give way to the Evil One.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 4:7 : 7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
  • Eph 6:16 : 16 And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
  • 2 Cor 2:10-11 : 10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ; 11 So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.

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