Ephesians 4:30 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grieve", "holy", "whereby", "sealed", and "redemption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "grieve", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of..." into verse 31's "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger...", so "Spirit" and "grieve" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "grieve" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.