Ephesians 4:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Ephesians 4:30 - Albert 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 p...
Ephesians 4:30 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(18) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (18) A general precept against all excess of affections which dwell in that part of the mind, which they...
Ephesians 4:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:2 . Precepts of the New Life. Away then with lying, resentment, stealing, foul talk, bad temper, lust. Remember the common membership ( Ephesians 4:25 ). Give the d...
Ephesians 4:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

grieve . Greek. lupeo, occurs frequently; compare Romans 14:15 . the holy Spirit. App-101. whereby . by (Greek. en) Whom. The Giver here is the Sealer. are . were. sealed . Compare Ep...
Ephesians 4:30 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

30. And grieve not. As the Holy Spirit dwells in us, to him every part of our soul and of our body ought to be devoted. But if we give ourselves up to aught that is impure, we may be said to...
Ephesians 4:30 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2112 GRIEVING THE SPIRIT Ephesians 4:30 . Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption . THE Holy Scriptures are not written after the manner o...
Ephesians 4:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God - By giving way to any wrong temper, unholy word, or unrighteous action. Eve...
Ephesians 4:30 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed.— The original is emphatical, Grieve not that Holy Spirit of God;—whereby ye are sealed; that is to say, "As all the things, against which...
Ephesians 4:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Grieve not - a touching condescension to human conceptions. Compare "vexed" ( Isaiah 63:10 ; Psalms 7...
Ephesians 4:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Unity of the New Life. Rules for the New Life The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation....
Ephesians 4:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And grieve not the holy Spirit. — This verse refers to all the practical commands given above. The four cardinal sins forbidden are regarded as “grieving the Holy Spirit of God.” In that expression...
Ephesians 4:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 21 DISCARDED VICES Ephesians 4:25-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-6 The transformation described in the last paragraph ( Ephesians 4:17-24 ) has now to be carried into detail. The vices of the old...
Ephesians 4:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Putting on the “New Man” Ephesians 4:20-32 The Lord Jesus is our text-book and our teacher, the schoolhouse in which we are taught, and the object lesson in which all truth is enshrined. But al...
Ephesians 4:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
Ephesians 4:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(17) В¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, (18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from th...
Ephesians 4:30 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

AN APOSTOLIC INJUNCTION ‘Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.’ Ephesians 4:30 How sad it is to grieve a friend! But to grieve the best of friends seems more than sad, more than culpable. We m...
Ephesians 4:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 action...
Ephesians 4:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ver. 30. And grieve not, &c. ] As men in heaviness cannot despatch their work as they were wont; so ne...
Ephesians 4:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let no corrupt communication Or discourse, dictated by corruption in the heart of the speaker, and tending to corrupt the minds or manners of hearers; proceed out of your mouth At any time, or on...
Ephesians 4:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the Church, the body of...
Ephesians 4:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. A. D. 61....
Ephesians 4:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God; viz. by corrupt communication. The Spirit is said to be grieved when any thing is done by us, which, were he capable of such passions, might be matter of grie...
Ephesians 4:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.' The word for grieve may be rendered ‘make sorry, fill with regret'. That the Holy Spirit can be grieved em...
Ephesians 4:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 4:25 . Putting away lying. —Findlay holds to it that “ the lie, the falsehood , is objective and concrete; not lying , or falsehood , as a subjective a...
Ephesians 4:30 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 The Sealing of the Soul. The presence of the Holy Ghost in the soul is many things. It is the life of the soul; it is the teaching of the soul; it is the comforting of the soul; it...
Ephesians 4:30 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one...
Ephesians 4:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; that ye walk worthy of the vocation...
Ephesians 4:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . Ephesians 4:1-49 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS ; THE CHURCH A BODY . Ephesians 4:1 I therefore . I...
Ephesians 4:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of sins against Christian fellowship:
Ephesians 4:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 15:54 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:19 ; Acts 7:51 ; Ephesians 1:13 ; Ephesians 1:14 ; Ezekiel 16:43 ; Genesis 6:3 ; Genesis 6:6 ; Hebrews 3:10 ; Hebrews 3:17 ; H...
Ephesians 4:30 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Higher Christian Life Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We...
Ephesians 4:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Grieve not the Holy Spirit — By any disobedience. Particularly by corrupt discourse; or by any of the following sins. Do not force him to withdraw from you, as a friend does whom you grieve by unki...

Ephesians 4:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 4:30 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ephesians 4:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 4:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 4:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 4:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 4:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 4:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 4:30 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 4:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes