Ephesians 4:30

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].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
And don't make the Holy Spirit sad. God gave you his Spirit as proof that you belong to him and that he will keep you safe until the day he makes you free.

Revised Standard Version
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And greve not the holy sprete of God by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcion.

Hebrew Names Version
Don't grieve the Ruach HaKodesh of God, in whom you were sealed to 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.

New Century Version
And do not make the Holy Spirit sad. The Spirit is God's proof that you belong to him. God gave you the Spirit to show that God will make you free when the final day comes.

Update Bible Version
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed to 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.

English Standard Version
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

World English Bible
Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed to the day of redemption.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Weymouth's New Testament
And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And nyle ye make the Hooli Goost of God sori, in which ye ben markid in the dai of redempcioun.

English Revised Version
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto 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.

Contemporary English Version
Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins.

American Standard Version
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.

Bible in Basic English
And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

Complete Jewish Bible
Don't cause grief to God's Ruach HaKodesh, for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption.

Darby Translation
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for [the] day of redemption.

International Standard Version
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.Isaiah 7:13; 63:10; Ezekiel 16:43; Luke 21:28; Romans 8:23; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of Aloha, by whom you have been sealed unto the day of redemption.

Murdock Translation
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed for the day of redemption.

King James Version (1611)
And grieue not the holy Sririt of God, whereby yee are sealed vnto 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.

New Life Bible
Do not make God's Holy Spirit have sorrow for the way you live. The Holy Spirit has put a mark on you for the day you will be set free.

New Revised Standard
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemptio

George Lamsa Translation
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And be not grieving the Holy Spirit of God, wherewith ye have been sealed unto a day of redemption;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And greeue not the holy spirite of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto the day of redemption.

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.

Christian Standard Bible®
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption.

King James Version
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Lexham English Bible
and do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Literal Translation
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed to 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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And greue not the holy sprete of God, wherwith ye are sealed vnto ye daye of redempcion.

Mace New Testament (1729)
grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance:

THE MESSAGE
Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.

New English Translation
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for 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.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Don't let the way you live make God regret that you ride for him. If you ride for him, he's guaranteeing you will be saved—act like it.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

¹⁷So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls], ¹⁸for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart. ¹⁹And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand]. ²⁰But you did not learn Christ in this way! ²¹If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him], ²²that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires, ²³and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude], ²⁴and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God's image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation]. ²⁵Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. ²⁶BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

grieve: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:6, Judges 10:16, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 95:10, Isaiah 7:13, Isaiah 43:24, Isaiah 63:10, Ezekiel 16:43, Mark 3:5, Acts 7:51, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, Hebrews 3:10, Hebrews 3:17

whereby: Ephesians 1:13

the day: Ephesians 1:14, Hosea 13:14, Luke 21:28, Romans 8:11, Romans 8:23, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 15:54

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:21 - provoke him not Exodus 28:11 - engravings of a signet Leviticus 25:24 - redemption 1 Chronicles 4:10 - that it may Psalms 51:11 - holy Psalms 143:10 - thy spirit Song of Solomon 4:12 - sealed Isaiah 1:13 - iniquity Jeremiah 32:10 - and sealed Ezekiel 9:4 - set a mark John 4:14 - shall be John 7:39 - this spake John 14:26 - Holy Ghost John 21:17 - grieved Romans 4:11 - a seal Romans 5:5 - shed Romans 8:13 - through Romans 8:16 - Spirit 2 Corinthians 1:22 - sealed 2 Corinthians 5:5 - the earnest Galatians 3:14 - might Galatians 4:6 - God Philippians 2:1 - if any comfort 2 Timothy 2:19 - having Hebrews 10:29 - and hath 1 Peter 3:7 - that Revelation 7:2 - having Revelation 9:4 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God,.... Not a believer's own spirit, sanctified by the Holy Ghost, which is grieved by sin; nor the spirit of a good man, that hears our words and sees our actions, and is displeased and troubled at them; but the third person in the Trinity: and this is said of him by an anthropopathy, and supposes something done that is offensive to him; and he may be grieved, not only by unconverted persons, by their stubborn resistance and opposition to the Gospel and means of grace, and by their contempt of his person, office, and grace, but by believers themselves, and who are here spoken to; and which may be done both by their words, lying, angry, and corrupt ones, before cautioned against, Ephesians 4:25 and by their actions, their behaviour towards God, their conversation in the world, and by their carriage to one another, which is suggested in the following verse: also he may be grieved by their thoughts, their vain and sinful thoughts, and that they are no better employed; and especially when they entertain any undervaluing ones of Jesus Christ, whose glorifier he is; and by the unbelief of their hearts, and by their unmindfulness of the things of the Spirit; and when they disregard the rules, dictates, and advice of the Spirit, and make no use of him: and his being grieved appears by his departure from them; which is to be perceived by the darkness of their souls, the prevailings of corruption, the weakness of grace, and their backwardness to duty: and now there are many reasons why he should not be grieved; as because he is God, and the author of the new birth, the implanter and applier of all grace, and the finisher of it; because he is the saints' comforter, their advocate, helper, and strengthener; and their constant companion, who dwells in them, and will remain in them, until death: and it follows,

whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption; of the sealing work of the Spirit, Ephesians 4:25- :. By "the day of redemption" may be meant, either the day of death, when the saints have a deliverance from the incumbrance of the body; from their present state of exile and banishment; from the body of sin and death; from all sorrows and afflictions; from the reproaches and persecutions of men; from the temptations of Satan; from doubts, fears, and unbelief; and from all fear of death, corporeal, spiritual, and eternal: or the day of the resurrection, when the body will be redeemed from mortality, corruption, weakness, and dishonour; when it will be refined and spiritualized, so that it will not stand in need of natural sustenance; will be endowed with great agility, like that of spirits; and will be subject to the soul, or spirit, and will be suited to spiritual objects; to which may be added, the day of judgment, Luke 21:28 when Christ shall appear in glory, and his saints with him, and he will put them, soul and body, into the possession of everlasting happiness; which will consist in the vision of Christ, in conformity to him, and in that happy company and conversation that will then be enjoyed, and that delightful employment they will be taken up in: and now the saints being sealed up by the Spirit unto this time, shows the perpetual indwelling of the Spirit in them; and that it will continue even after death, who will give them confidence at the day of judgment; and that it is the Spirit which works up the saints, and makes them meet for glory; and gives them the assurance of it, and therefore they should not be grieved.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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 - λυπεῖτε 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; Joh 16:20; 2 Corinthians 2:2; 2Co 6:10; 2 Corinthians 7:8-9, 2 Corinthians 7:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13. It is rendered “grieved,” Mark 10:22; John 21:17; Romans 14:15; 2 Corinthians 2:4-5; Ephesians 4:20; and once. “in heaviness,” 1 Peter 1:6. The verb does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. The common meaning is, to treat others so as to cause grief. We are not to suppose that the Holy Spirit literally endures “grief, or pain,” at the conduct of people. The language is such as is suited to describe what “men” endure, and is applied to him to denote that kind of conduct which is “suited” to cause grief; and the meaning here is, “do not pursue such a course as is “suited” in its own nature, to pain the benevolent heart of a holy being. Do not act toward the Holy Spirit in a manner which would produce pain in the bosom of a friend who loves you. There is a course of conduct which will drive that Spirit from the mind as if he were grieved and pained - as a course of ingratitude and sin would pain the heart of an earthly friend, and cause him to leave you.” If asked what that conduct is, we may reply:

(1) Open and gross sins. They are particularly referred to here; and the meaning of Paul is. that theft, falsehood, anger, and kindred vices, would grieve the Holy Spirit and cause him to depart.

(2) Anger, in all its forms. Nothing is more suited to drive away all serious and tender impressions from the mind, than the indulgence of anger.

(3) Licentious thoughts and desires. The Spirit of God is pure, and he dwells not in a soul that is filled with corrupt imaginings.

(4) Ingratitude. “We” feel ingratitude more than almost anything else; and why should we suppose that the Holy Spirit would not feel it also?

(5) Neglect. The Spirit of God is grieved by that. Often he prompts us to pray; he disposes the mind to seriousness, to the perusal of the Bible, to tenderness and penitence. We neglect those favored moments of our piety, and lose those happy seasons for becoming like God.

(6) Resistance. Christians often resist the Holy Spirit. He would lead them to be dead to the world; yet they drive on their plans Of gain. He would teach them the folly of fashion and vanity; yet they deck themselves in the most frivolous apparel. He would keep them from the splendid party, the theater, and the ballroom; yet they go there. A l that is needful for a Christian to do in order to be eminent in piety, is to yield to the gentle influences which would draw him to prayer and to heaven.

Whereby ye are sealed - see the notes on 2 Corinthians 1:22.

Unto the day of redemption - see the notes on Ephesians 1:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. Grieve 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, what is still worse, a state of insensibility is the consequence; for the darkness prevents the fallen state from being seen, and the hardness prevents it from being felt.

Whereby ye are sealed — The Holy Spirit in the soul of a believer is God's seal, set on his heart to testify that he is God's property, and that he should be wholly employed in God's service. It is very likely that the apostle had in view the words of the prophet, Isaiah 63:10: But they rebelled, and VEXED his HOLY SPIRIT; therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and fought against them. The psalmist refers to the same fact in nearly the same words, Psalms 78:40: How oft did they PROVOKE him in the wilderness, and GRIEVE him in the desert! Let every man, therefore, take heed that he grieve not the Spirit of God, lest God turn to be his enemy, and fight against him.