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

28The one who steals must steal no longer—instead he must work, doing something useful with his own hands, so he may have something to share with the one who has need. 29Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it. Do not grieve the Ruach ha-Kodesh of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice. 32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also 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 6:3Then Adonai said, “My Spirit will not remain with humankind forever, since they are flesh. So their days will be 120 years.
• Judges 10:16Then they removed the foreign gods from among them, and worshipped Adonai. So His soul could not bear the misery of Israel.
• 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. So I said: ‘It is a people whose heart goes astray, who do not know My ways.’
• Isaiah 7:13Then he said, “Hear now, house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men? Will you also weary my God?
• Isaiah 43:24You have not spent money buying Me aromatic cane, nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Rather you burdened Me with your sins, wearied Me with your iniquities.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled, and grieved His Ruach ha-Kodesh. So He turned to become their enemy. He Himself fought against them.
• Ezekiel 16:43“Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but have enraged Me in all these things, behold, I will also bring your way on your head”—it is a declaration of Adonai. “Have you not committed this wickedness on top of all your abominations?
• Mark 3:5After looking around at them with anger, grieved by their hardness of heart, He says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
• Acts 7:51“O you stiff-necked people! You uncircumcised of heart and ears! You always resist the Ruach ha-Kodesh; just as your fathers did, you do as well.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit,
• Hebrews 3:10Therefore I was provoked by this generation, and I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, and they have not known My ways.’
• Ephesians 1:13After you heard the message of truth—the Good News of your salvation—and when you put your trust in Him, you were sealed with the promised Ruach ha-Kodesh.
• Ephesians 1:14He is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the redemption of His possession—to His glorious praise!
• Hosea 13:14Should I ransom them from the hand of Sheol? Should I redeem them from death? O death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Comfort is hidden from My eyes.”
• Luke 21:28Now when these things begin to happen, stand straight and lift up your heads, because your salvation is 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