Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Berean Standard Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Berean Literal Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. King James Bible And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. New King James Version And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. New American Standard Bible Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. NASB 1995 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. NASB 1977 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Legacy Standard Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Amplified Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin]. Christian Standard Bible And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption. Holman Christian Standard Bible And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption. American Standard Version And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. Contemporary English Version Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins. English Revised Version And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't give God's Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free [from the world of sin]. Good News Translation And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free. International Standard Version Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Majority Standard Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. NET Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. New Heart English Bible Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Webster's Bible Translation And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption. Weymouth New Testament And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption. World English Bible Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand do not make the Holy Spirit of God sorrowful, in which you were sealed to [the] day of redemption. Berean Literal Bible And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Young's Literal Translation and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption. Smith's Literal Translation And grieve ye not the Holy Spirit of God in which ye were sealed to the day of redemption. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption. Catholic Public Domain Version And do not be willing to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed, unto the day of redemption. New American Bible And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. New Revised Standard Version And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Neither be grieving the Holy Spirit of God, for you have been sealed in him for the day of redemption. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, with which you have been sealed for the day of redemption. Godbey New Testament And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption. Haweis New Testament And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption. Mace New Testament grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance: Weymouth New Testament And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption. Worrell New Testament And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in Whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. Worsley New Testament And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context New Life in Christ …29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.… Cross References Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not extinguish the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. 2 Corinthians 5:5 And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. Romans 8:9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. Hebrews 10:29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Psalm 51:11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Treasury of Scripture And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed to the day of redemption. grieve. Genesis 6:3,6 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years… Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. Psalm 78:40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! whereby. Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, the day. Ephesians 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto 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 thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Jump to Previous Beware Grief Grieve Grieving Holy Marked Preparation Redemption Salvation Sealed Sorrowful Spirit WherebyJump to Next Beware Grief Grieve Grieving Holy Marked Preparation Redemption Salvation Sealed Sorrowful Spirit WherebyEphesians 4 1. He exhorts to unity;7. and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men; 11. that his church might be edified, 16. and grow up in Christ. 18. He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles; 24. to put on the new man; 25. to cast off lying; 29. and corrupt communication. And do not grieve The phrase "do not grieve" comes from the Greek word "λυπέω" (lypeō), which means to cause sorrow or distress. In the context of a relationship, it implies a deep emotional pain. The Holy Spirit, as the third person of the Trinity, is not an impersonal force but a personal being who can experience grief. This highlights the intimate relationship believers have with the Holy Spirit. The command not to grieve the Spirit suggests that our actions and attitudes can affect our relationship with God. It calls for a life of holiness and obedience, aligning our conduct with the Spirit's leading. the Holy Spirit of God in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption Whereby ye are sealed.--Properly, in whom ye were sealed. See the fuller expression of the same truth in Ephesians 1:13-14, and the Notes there. The reference to it is here emphatic. The "sealing unto the day of redemption" reminds us of the glorious consummation to which we are destined, and from which every sin is a falling off. The very thought of this perfection, with all its associations of purity and love, should shame us from sin. This general exhortation seems fitly to close the warning against the series of typical sins, which is itself exhaustive of the general sins against men. In the passage which follows (Ephesians 4:31 to Ephesians 5:21) St. Paul does not indeed traverse new ground, but dwells with special emphasis on some of these sins, which especially beset the society to which he wrote, viz.: (in Ephesians 4:31 to Ephesians 5:2) bitterness, (in Ephesians 5:3-14) impurity, (in Ephesians 5:15-21) reckless excess. . . . Verse 30. - And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. Very solemn and emphatic counsel. The name is given with unusual fullness, in order to show the magnitude of the sin - τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, "The Spirit, the Holy Spirit of God." By an anthropopathy the Spirit is represented as grieved by such treatment as would grieve us - e.g. when his work is obstructed, when sin is trifled with, when Deity is treated carelessly, when place is given to the devil, when the spirit of the world is cherished. Those who act thus resemble the Sanballats and Tobiahs of the time of the restoration, who hindred the rebuilding of the temple and the restoration of order and prosperity. When the Holy Spirit would urge consecration, separation from the world, holy exercises, active service, our indolent and worldly hearts are liable to rebel and vex him. To grieve a parent heedlessly is a great sin; how much more to grieve the Spirit of God? In whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. The Spirit being rather the Seal than the Sealer, who is the Father (see Ephesians 1:13), it is better to translate in whom than by whom; besides, this preserves the force of the ἐν, which, whether used of Christ or of the other persons of the Godhead, is so characteristic of the Epistle. To grieve the Spirit is to help to obliterate the seal, and thus weaken the evidence of our redemption.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. grieve λυπεῖτε (lypeite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 3076: To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Holy Ἅγιον (Hagion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. Spirit Πνεῦμα (Pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. of God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. whom ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. you were sealed ἐσφραγίσθητε (esphragisthēte) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4972: To seal, set a seal upon. From sphragis; to stamp for security or preservation; by implication, to keep secret, to attest. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] day ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of redemption. ἀπολυτρώσεως (apolytrōseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 629: From a compound of apo and lutron; ransom in full, i.e. riddance, or Christian salvation. Links Ephesians 4:30 NIVEphesians 4:30 NLT Ephesians 4:30 ESV Ephesians 4:30 NASB Ephesians 4:30 KJV Ephesians 4:30 BibleApps.com Ephesians 4:30 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 4:30 Chinese Bible Ephesians 4:30 French Bible Ephesians 4:30 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 4:30 Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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