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 Living Translation (NLT)And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Context of Ephesians 4:30

28Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:30 word by word

καὶ μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• grieveλυπέωlupeō · to grieveG3076
• notμήmē · notG3361
• the holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• wherebyὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye are sealedσφραγίζωsphragizō · to sealG4972
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsis · redemptionG629

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:30

• Genesis 6:3And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet 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 His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.
• Psalms 78:40How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
• Psalms 95:10For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’
• Isaiah 7:13Then he said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?
• Isaiah 43:24You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.
• Ezekiel 16:43Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but agitated Me with all these things, surely I will also recompense your deeds on your own head,” says the Lord God. “And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.
• Mark 3:5And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
• Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit.
• Hebrews 3:10Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.’
• Ephesians 1:13In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
• Ephesians 1:14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
• Hosea 13:14“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
• Luke 21:28Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws 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

Topics related to Ephesians 4:30

• Commandments
• Grief
• Holy Spirit
• Righteous
• Seal
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Holy Spirit
• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness

Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• 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