New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 4:30
Ephesians 4:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- New International Version (NIV)And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Context of Ephesians 4:30
28He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need. 29Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
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καὶ μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 4:30
- Genesis 6:3Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
- Judges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.
- Psalms 78:40How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert!
- Psalms 95:10For forty years I loathed that generation, And said they are a people who err in their heart, And they do not know My ways.
- Isaiah 7:13Then he said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?
- Isaiah 43:24You have bought Me not sweet cane with money, Nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; Rather you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.
- Ezekiel 16:43Because you have not remembered the days of your youth but have enraged Me by all these things, behold, I in turn will bring your conduct down on your own head,” declares the Lord God, “so that you will not commit this lewdness on top of all your other abominations.
- Mark 3:5After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
- Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit;
- Hebrews 3:10Therefore I was angry with this generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they did not know My ways’;
- Ephesians 1:13In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
- Ephesians 1:14who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
- Hosea 13:14Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
- Luke 21:28But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Commentaries on Ephesians 4:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God - By giving way to any wrong temper, unholy word, or unrighteous action. Even those who have already a measure of the light and life of God, both of which are not only brought in by the Holy Spirit, but maintained by his constant indwelling, may give way to sin, and so grieve this Holy Spirit that it shall withdraw both its light and presence; and, in proportion as it withdraws, then hardness and darkness take place; and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God - This is addressed to Christians, and it proves that it is possible for them to grieve the Holy Spirit. The word used here - ͂ lupeite- means properly to afflict with sorrow; to make sad or sorrowful. It is rendered to make sorry, or sorrowful, Matthew 14:9; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 18:31; Matthew 19:22; Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:37; Mark 14:19; John 16:20; 2 Corinthians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 7:8-9, 2…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-32Verses 29-32 Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30Believers must not offend or push away God’s Holy Spirit, who shows that they belong to God (see Mark 3:29; Acts 5:3–5, 9; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Hebrews 6:4–8). in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption: The Spirit's presence confirms that believers belong to God and guarantees their future salvation (see Ephesians 1:13–14; Romans 8:16–17; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 1 John 4:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. grieve not--A condescension to human modes of thought most touching. Compare "vexed His Holy Spirit" (Is 63:10; Psa 78:40); "fretted me" (Eze 16:43: implying His tender love to us); and of hardened unbelievers, "resist the Holy Ghost" (Ac 7:51). This verse refers to believers, who grieve the Spirit by inconsistencies such as in the context are spoken of, corrupt or worthless conversation, &c. whereby ye are sealed--rather, "wherein (or 'in whom') ye…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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