ESV Reformation Study Bible – Eph 4:30
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Eph 4:30

4:30 do not grieve. That is, by the destructive use of speech described in v. 29. That the Holy Spirit can be saddened is an indication of His being a Person and not an impersonal force. The idea is not new to the New Testament, as is clear from Paul’s quotation of the prophet Isaiah (Is. 63:10).