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Ephesians 4:30 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ephesians 4:30Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:3015 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
λυπεῖτεlypeite
do grieveverbG3076
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἅγιονhagion
HolyadjectiveG40
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēte
you were sealedverbG4972
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ἡμέρανhēmeran
the daynounG2250
ἀπολυτρώσεωςapolytrōseōs
of redemptionnounG629
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:30

“And grieve not,” he adds, “the Holy Spirit of God.” A matter this more terrible and startling, as he also says in the Epistle to the Thessalonians; for there too he uses an expression of this sort. “He that rejects, rejects not man, but God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:8 So also here. If you utter a reproachful word, if you strike your brother, you are not striking him, you are “grieving the Holy Spirit.” And then is added further the benefit bestowed, in order to heighten the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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