Ephesians 4:30 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.
English ASV
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
English Amplified
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God's own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God's own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for [the] day of redemption.
English EASY 2024
Do not do anything that will make God's Holy Spirit sad. God gave his Holy Spirit to you to show that you belong to him. As a result you know that God will make you completely free one day.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
And don't make the Holy Spirit sad. God gave you his Spirit as proof that you belong to him and that he will keep you safe until the day he makes you free.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Don't give God's Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free {from the world of sin}.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
And don't grieve God's Holy Spirit, who sealed you for the day of redemption.
English KJV 1611
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
English LSB
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Do not make God's Holy Spirit sad. He marked you with a seal for the day when God will set you completely free.
English NIV
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English NKJ 1982
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English NLT
And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The Holy Spirit of God has sealed you in Jesus Christ until you experience your full salvation. So never grieve the Spirit of God or take for granted his holy influence in your life.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Don't cause the Holy Spirit sorrow by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who marks you to be present on that day when salvation from sin will be complete.
English Tyndale 1537
And grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.