Ephesians 4:27

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Do not give the devil an opportunity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 4:7 : 7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said,“Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • Eph 6:16 : 16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
  • 2 Cor 2:10-11 : 10 If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him– for indeed what I have forgiven(if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we may not be exploited by Satan(for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

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