Ephesians 4:30 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:30 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:19
Quench not the Spirit.
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Ephesians 1:13-14
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, …
Genesis 6:6
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Acts 7:51
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 17-32)

The apostle having gone through his exhortation to mutual love, unity, and concord, in the Eph. 2:16; there follows in these an exhortation to Christian purity and holiness of heart and life, and that both more general (Eph. 4:17-24) and in several particular instances, Eph. 4:25-32. This is solemnly introduced: “ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord; that is, seeing the matter is as abov…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 30)

30. 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.…