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EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 1 MIN

Do not give the devil a foothold

from The Up Devotional · host Matthew Ruttan

In Ephesians 4:27 we are told to “give no opportunity to the devil.”  In the original Greek manuscripts of this verse, the word for “opportunity” is topos. It’s where we get our English word “topography.” In Ephesians, this word suggests some sort of location or space.  Various biblical translation teams have struggled to adequately capture […]

In Ephesians 4:27 we are told to “give no opportunity to the devil.”  In the original Greek manuscripts of this verse, the word for “opportunity” is topos. It’s where we get our English word “topography.” In Ephesians, this word suggests some sort of location or space.  Various biblical translation teams have struggled to adequately capture […]

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In Ephesians 4:27 we are told to “give no opportunity to the devil.”  In the original Greek manuscripts of this verse, the word for “opportunity” is topos. It’s where we get our English word “topography.” In Ephesians, this word suggests some sort...

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