Ephesians 4:30

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.

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Berean Standard Bible
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Free Bible Version
Don't disappoint the Holy Spirit of God that marked you as belonging to him until the day of redemption.
Geneva Bible 1599
And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
King James (Authorized) Version
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Plain English Version
Don’t make the Holy Spirit sad. Remember, he is in you. God gave him to you so that you can be really sure that you belong to God, and that one day God will set you free from everything bad.
Translation for Translators
God has given you his Spirit ◄to confirm/to assure you► that some day God will claim all you people whom Christ has redeemed [MET], just like people confirm that something belongs to them by putting their seal on it. So do not cause God’s Holy Spirit to be sad ◄by the way you talk/by the things that you say►.
Unlocked Literal Bible
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, for it is by him that you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Noah Webster Bible
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to 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.
Young's Literal Translation
and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.