One of the three persons of the Trinity

Matthew 3: 16-17

So, Jesus was baptized. As soon as he came up out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw God’s Spirit coming down on him like a dove. 

17 A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him.”

Matthew 28:19

So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

John 15: 26-27

When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you on behalf of the Father, the Spirit of truth, which comes from the Father, he will bear witness of me;

27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Romans 8: 9

For you, you do not live according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, if at least the Spirit of God dwells in you. If anybody doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he doesn’t belong to him.

Note that in this verse referring to the Holy Spirit the author says the Spirit of God and then the Spirit of Christ

1 Corinthians 6:11

In the past some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 3: 17-18

The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 

18 And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

In this verse, the Apostle Paul calls the Spirit the Lord

Galatians 4: 6

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”

Abba Aramaic word meaning Father

Through these verses, we can see that the Holy Spirit is one of the Trinity therefore the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of God is God Himself.

Since He is God: He is Creator

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…

Genesis 2: 7

Then the Lord God formed a man[c] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 6: 3

Then the Lord said, My Spirit will not abide in man for ever: for man is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.

Job 26:13

By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpen

Job 33: 4

The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Psalm 104: 30

When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

Ezekiel 37: 1-10

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 

2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 

3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”

4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 

5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[a] enter you, and you will come to life. 

6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 

8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.

He is Omnipotent

Zechariah 4: 6

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.

He is Omnipresent

Psalm 139: 7

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

He is Omniscient

Acts 5: 1-10

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 

2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.

3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 

4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 

6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 

8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”

“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”

9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

1 Corinthians 2: 9-10

However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” the things God has prepared for those who love him

10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

As a person 

He thinks

Romans 8:27

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

He has a will

1 Corinthians 12:11

One and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing them to each one in particular as He wills.

But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

He distributes gifts in the Church according to His will

1 Corinthians 12: 4-11

There are various gifts, but the same Spirit;

diversity of ministries, but the same Lord;

diversity of operations, but the same God who operates all in all.

Now, to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common benefit.

Indeed, to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom; to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

to another faith, by the same Spirit; to another the gift of healings, by the same Spirit;

to another, the gift of working miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, the discernment of spirits; to another, the diversity of languages; to another, the interpretation of tongues.

One and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing them to each one in particular as he wills.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

He may be saddened

Isaiah 63:10

But they were rebellious, they saddened his holy spirit; And he became their enemy, he fought against them.

But they turned against him and made his Holy Spirit very sad. So the Lord became their enemy and fought against them.

Ephesians 4:30-32

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Let all bitterness, animosity, anger, clamor, slander, and wickedness disappear from among you.

Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, as God has forgiven you in Christ.

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. 

31 Never be bitter, angry, or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil. 

32 Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.

He feels joy

Luke 10:21

Then the Holy Spirit made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I am thankful that you have hidden these things from those who are so wise and so smart. But you have shown them to people who are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because it’s what you really wanted to do.

He speaks

Acts 8:29

The Spirit said to Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” 

Acts 13: 2

These men were all serving the Lord and fasting when the Holy Spirit said to them, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to do a special work for me. They are the ones I have chosen to do it.”

Hebrews 3: 7

So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice,

Hebrews 10: 15-17

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:

16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”

17 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

Revelation 2: 7

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

Revelation 2:11

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death.

Revelation 2:17

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!

“I will give the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each one a white stone that has a new name written on it. And no one will know this name except the one who gets the stone.

Revelation 2: 26-29

I will give power over the nations to all those who win the victory and continue until the end to do what I want. 

27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod. They will break them to pieces like clay pots.

28 They will have the same power I received from my Father, and I will give them the morning star. 

29 Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 3: 5-6

Everyone who wins the victory will be dressed in white clothes like them. I will not remove their names from the book of life. I will say that they belong to me before my Father and before his angels. 

6 Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 3: 12-13

Those who win the victory will be pillars in the temple of my God. I will make that happen for them. They will never again have to leave God’s temple. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God. That city is the new Jerusalem. It is coming down out of heaven from my God. I will also write my new name on them. 

13 Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 3: 21-22

I will let everyone who wins the victory sit with me on my throne. It was the same with me. I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne. 

22 Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches

He bears witness 

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

The function of the Holy Spirit

He helps us and prays for us

Romans 8:26

In the same way also the Spirit helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what it is appropriate for us to ask in our prayers. But the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible sighs;

Also, the Spirit helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don’t know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. He begs God for us, speaking to him with feelings too deep for words.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

He led Jesus into the wilderness

Luke 4: 1

Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

He sent Paul and Barnabas on a mission

Acts 13: 4

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

He leads us 

Acts 16: 6

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 

Romans 8: 14

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

He gives intelligence

Exodus 28: 3

Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.

Exodus 31: 1-3

Then the Lord said to Moses, 

2 See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 

3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills

Job 32: 8

But in reality, in man, it is the Spirit, the breath of the Almighty, which gives intelligence;

But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

He gives strength

Judges 14: 6

The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

Judges 14:19

Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.

Micah 3: 8

But I am full of strength, with the Spirit of the Lord, full of righteousness and strength, to make known to Jacob his crime, and to Israel his sin.

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.

Zechariah 4: 6

Then he answered and said unto me, This is the word which the LORD spake unto Zerubbabel, It is neither by power nor by might, but by my Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.

2 Timothy 1: 7

For it is not a spirit of timidity that God has given us, but a Spirit of strength, love and wisdom.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

He gives skills

Judges 3: 9-11

The children of Israel cried to the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 The Spirit of the Lord was upon him. He became a judge in Israel, and he went to war. The LORD delivered Cuschan Rischeathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand was mighty against Cuschan Rischeathaim.

11 The country was at rest for forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

But when they cried out to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them. 

10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him. 

11 So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Judges 6: 34-35

Gideon was clothed with the Spirit of the Lord; he sounded the trumpet, and Abiezer was summoned to walk after him.

35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, who was also summoned to walk after him. He sent messengers to Aser, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who came up to meet them.

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. 

35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet them

Let us consider the story of Gideon. Gideon was a terrified man. There are three reasons for this. First, when God came to Gideon, he found him “threshing wheat in a winepress, to keep it from the Midianites” Judges 6:11. This shows that Gideon feared the Midianites who were “like a multitude locusts ”Judges 6: 5. While Gideon was afraid, God called him a mighty warrior (Judges 6:12) and said to him“ Go in the strength you have ”Judges 6:14. This strength was not not the strength of Gideon for he answered God: “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family”Judges 6:15. And God said to him, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive” Judges 6:16. This means that the title of mighty warrior and that strength that God spoke of did not come from Gideon, but the God’s presence with him made him strong and powerful. The second reason Gideon was afraid was when God said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. Then build a proper kind of altar to the Lord your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering.”Judges 6: 25-26. In verse 27 he and his ten servants “did as the Lord told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime” Gideon feared his family and the rest of the city. The third reason why Gideon was afraid is that despite the fact that he asked God to prove that it was He speaking to him and God gave him the proof (Judges 6: 17-22), despite the fact that the Spirit came on him and he summoned all the men of the family of Abiezer, Manasseh, Asher, Zabulon and Naphtali, and they all went up to him, but he went to ask God for two more proofs with the piece of wool (Judges 6: 36-40). . When the time came for him to attack the Midianite camp that God had given him, God said to him: “If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp” Gideon took Pura and went down” to the outposts of the camp “Judges 7: 10-11. So Gideon heard a man recounting his dream to his friend, and his friend told him that the dream meant that “God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands” Judges 7:14. Then Gideon came out against “Midian, Amalek, and all the sons of the east”Judges 7:12. To show Israel that it was He who gave the victory God did not let Gideon go with his thirty-two thousand men. God told him to send away all those who are afraid and trembling, so twenty-two thousand people returned home and only ten thousand were left. God says that the ten thousand were still too many, to bring them down to the water and to separate all those who laps the water with their tongues like laps a dog from all those who kneel down to drink. So Gideon had only three hundred men who took water in their hand and lapped it. Only these three hundred men went with Gideon. Nine thousand seven hundred more returned home. This means that in all thirty-one thousand seven hundred returned home. These three men had no weapons in their hands, and Gideon gave them “trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.” Judges 7:16. That day three hundred men with trumpets, empty jars and torches won over the Midianites who had with them, the Amalekites and the sons of the east who were “thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore”Judges 7:12. It all happened because the Lord was fighting for them. When the Spirit came on a person, He gives him the capacity to do what he could never do on his own.

Judges 11:29

The Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh; he passed to Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he marched against the children of Ammon.

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

Judges 13:25

And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. 

The Spirit of the Lord began to move him to action while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

1 Samuel 10: 20-22

When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 

21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. 

22 So they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”

And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”

1 Samuel 11: 6-13

When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger. 

7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out together as one. 

8 When Saul mustered them at Bezek, the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.

9 They told the messengers who had come, “Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.’” When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated. 

10 They said to the Ammonites, “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.”

11 The next day Saul separated his men into three divisions; during the last watch of the night they broke into the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

12 The people then said to Samuel, “Who was it that asked, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death.”

13 But Saul said, “No one will be put to death today, for this day the Lord has rescued Israel.”

He does not abide in sin

1 Samuel 16: 13-14

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him

Psalm 51: 11

Do not cast me away from your presence, do not withdraw your holy spirit from me.

Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Ephesians 4: 30-32

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God for, by that Spirit, God has marked you with His seal as His property for the day of final deliverance.

Bitterness, irritation, anger, loud voices, insults: remove all this from among you, as well as any form of wickedness.

Be kind and understanding to each other. Forgive each other as God forgave you in Christ.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 

32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Look what happened to Saul when he was not yet filled with the Holy Spirit he was so afraid of the people that he hid behind the provisions (1 Samuel 10:22) but when he was filled with the Holy Spirit Spirit and that he heard what Nahash, the Ammonite had said to the men of Jabesh so that he would shame all Israel (1 Samuel 11: 1-2) the Holy Spirit came on him, he summoned the Israelites , and before sunrise they entered into the camp of the Ammonites, and defeated them until the heat of the day. The survivors were dispersed one by one. (1 Samuel 13: 9-14 / 1 Samuel 15: 1-35) 

But when Saul disobeyed God, he didn’t do what God told him to do. He didn’t ask for forgiveness. He fell under God’s judgment and the Holy Spirit of God left him. So God delivered him up, as the apostle Paul had said in 1 Corinthians 5: 5 about the man who was living with his father’s wife. At that time a demon came upon Saul. This is why, when David sinned and asked God for forgiveness in Psalm 51:11, he said to God: “Cast me not out of your sight, do not withdraw your holy Spirit from me”

Man dies in His absence

Genesis 6: 3

Then the Lord said, My Spirit will not abide in man for ever: for man is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.

He gives the ability to prophesy

Numbers 11: 24-26

So Moses went out and told the people what the Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 

25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again.

26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp.

1 Samuel 10: 9-12

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. 

10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. 

11 When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

12 A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

1 Samuel 19: 20-24

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

Acts 2: 1-18

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

5 There were some godly Jews in Jerusalem at this time. They were from every country in the world. 6 A large crowd came together because they heard the noise. They were surprised because, as the apostles were speaking, everyone heard in their own language.

7 They were all amazed at this. They did not understand how the apostles could do this. They said, “Look! These men we hear speaking are all from Galilee.[a] 8 But we hear them in our own languages. How is this possible? We are from all these different places: 9 Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near the city of Cyrene, Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”

12 The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?” 13 But others were laughing at the apostles, saying they were drunk from too much wine.

Peter Speaks to the People

14 Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles. He spoke loudly so that all the people could hear. He said, “My Jewish brothers and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me. I will tell you something you need to know. Listen carefully. 15 These men are not drunk as you think; it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 But Joel the prophet wrote about what you see happening here today. This is what he wrote:

17 God says: In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have special dreams.

18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, men and women, and they will prophesy.

The promise of the Spirit

Isaiah 32:15

Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness turns into a orchard, And the orchard is considered a forest.

Isaiah 44: 3

For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

Ezekiel 39:29

And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Joel 2: 28-29

After that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your elders will have dreams, And your young men will have visions.

29 Even on male and female servants, In those days I will pour out my Spirit.

John 15: 26

But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will testify and bear witness about Me. 

John 16: 7-8

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you]. 

8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:

John 16  13-14

But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father, the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future]. 

14 He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you. 

Acts 1: 4-5

One time when Jesus was eating with them, he told them not to leave Jerusalem. He said, “Wait here until you receive what the Father promised to send. Remember, I told you about it before. 

5 John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Actes 1: 8

But the Holy Spirit will come on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people everywhere about me in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Fulfillment of the promise

Acts 2: 1-18

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

5 There were some godly Jews in Jerusalem at this time. They were from every country in the world. 6 A large crowd came together because they heard the noise. They were surprised because, as the apostles were speaking, everyone heard in their own language.

7 They were all amazed at this. They did not understand how the apostles could do this. They said, “Look! These men we hear speaking are all from Galilee.[a] 8 But we hear them in our own languages. How is this possible? We are from all these different places: 9 Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near the city of Cyrene, Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”

12 The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?” 13 But others were laughing at the apostles, saying they were drunk from too much wine.

Peter Speaks to the People

14 Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles. He spoke loudly so that all the people could hear. He said, “My Jewish brothers and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me. I will tell you something you need to know. Listen carefully. 15 These men are not drunk as you think; it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 But Joel the prophet wrote about what you see happening here today. This is what he wrote:

17 God says: In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have special dreams.

18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, men and women, and they will prophesy.

The Holy Spirit can be received by asking the Father / Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit

Luke 11:13

If therefore, wicked as you are, you know how to give good things to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.

Mark 1: 6-8

John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

7 This is what John told the people: “There is someone coming later who is able to do more than I can. I am not good enough to be the slave who stoops down to untie his sandals. 

8 I baptize you with water, but the one who is coming will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

John 1:33

I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me: The one on whom you will see the Spirit descend and stop, it is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

John 15: 26

But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will testify and bear witness about Me. 

Ephesians 1: 17-18

I always pray to the great and glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that he will give you the Spirit, who will let you know truths about God and help you understand them, so that you will know him better.

18 I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that he has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy people are rich and glorious.

Receive the Holy Spirit

John 7: 38-39

If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from their heart. That is what the Scriptures say.” 

39 Jesus was talking about the Spirit. The Spirit had not yet been given to people, because Jesus had not yet been raised to glory. But later, those who believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.

John 14: 16-19

And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another comforter, that he may abide with you eternally,

17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you, and he will be in you.

18 I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you.

19 A little while longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me, for I live, and you will also live.

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper or Comforter to be with you forever. 

17 The Helper or  Comforter is the Spirit of truth. The people of the world cannot accept him, because they don’t see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you all alone like orphans. I will come back to you. 

19 In a very short time the people in the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. You will live because I live.

John 16: 7

However, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you; but, if I go, I will send it to you.

Let me assure you, it is better for you that I go away. I say this because when I go away I will send the Helper or Comforter to you. But if I did not go, the Helper or Comforter would not come.

John 20: 21-22

Jesus said to them again: Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, so I send you.

22 After these words he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2: 38-39

Peter said unto them, Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God calls them.

Clothed in the Holy Spirit

2 Chronicles 24: 20

Zechariah, son of the priest Jehojada, was clothed with the Spirit of God; and he stood before the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God: Why do ye transgress the commandments of the LORD? You will not prosper; for you have forsaken the LORD, and he will forsake you.

Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’”

Luke 24: 49

And behold, I will send upon you what my Father has promised; but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.

I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Acts 1: 4-8

As he was with them, he advised them not to go far from Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, what I announced to you, he said to them;

for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Then the assembled apostles asked him, Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom of Israel?

He answered them: It is not for you to know the times or the times which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 

5 For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”

6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Baptizing with water and baptism with the Holy Spirit

Baptism with water

Aspersion: action of sprinkling, that is to say watering lightly and superficially the face of the person being baptized. Synonyms: ablution – affusion

Infusion: form of baptism which consists of pouring water on the head of the person being baptized.

Immersion: Diving or being immersed in water

Matthew 3: 13-17

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 

14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Mark 1: 4

And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins [that is, requiring a change of one’s old way of thinking, turning away from sin and seeking God and His righteousness].

Luke 3: 1-3

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene

2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 

3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 

Matthew 28:19

Go, make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16: 15-16

Then he said to them: Go in all the world, and preach the good news to all creation.

16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

John 3: 22-30

After that, Jesus, accompanied by his disciples, went to the land of Judea; and there he abode with them, and baptized.

23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came there to be baptized.

24 For John had not yet been put in prison.

25 Now there arose on the part of the disciples of John a dispute with a Jew concerning the purification.

26 They came to John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, and to whom thou hast testified, behold, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.

27 John answered, A man cannot receive except that which is given to him from heaven.

28 You yourselves are witnesses to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but I was sent before him.

29 The one to whom the bride belongs is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands there and hears him, experiences great joy because of the voice of the bridegroom: also this joy, which is mine, is perfect.

30 He must increase, and I must decrease.

John 4: 1-3

The Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that he made and baptized more disciples than John.

2 However, Jesus did not baptize himself, but he was his disciples.

3 So he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

Acts 2: 38-41

Peter said unto them, Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God calls them.

40 And by many other words he conjured and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

41 Those who accepted his word were baptized; and in that day the number of the disciples increased to about three thousand souls.

Acts 8: 12-17

But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. 

15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 

16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8: 35-38

Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News about Jesus.

36 While they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The official said, “Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?” 

37 Philip answered, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you can.’ The official said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”

38 Then the official ordered the chariot to stop. Both Philip and the official went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 

Acts 9: 17-18

Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 

18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 

Acts 10: 44-48

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 

45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 

46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[b] and praising God.

Then Peter said, 

47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 

48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

Acts 16: 14-15

One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 

15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Acts 16: 31-33

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved you and your household.” 

32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.

Acts 18: 8

Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

Acts 18: 24-28

A Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man versed in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25 He was instructed in the way of the Lord, and with fervor in spirit he accurately proclaimed and taught concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

26 He began to speak freely in the synagogue. Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him with them, and explained to him more exactly the way of God.

27 As he wanted to go to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him there, and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived he made himself, by the grace of God, very useful to those who had believed;

28 For he vigorously denied the Jews in public, proving by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 19: 1-7

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 

2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 

5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 

7 There were about twelve men in all.

Acts 22: 12-16

12 Now a man named Ananias, a godly man according to the law, and of whom all the Jews living in Damascus bore good witness, came and presented himself to me,

13 And said unto me, Saul, my brother, receive his sight. At the same time, I regained my sight and looked at him.

14 He said, The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the righteous, and to hear the words of his mouth;

15 For thou shalt be a witness unto him unto all men of the things which thou hast seen and heard.

16 And now what are you delaying? Arise, be baptized, and washed from your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Romans 6: 1-7

What shall we say then? Should we remain in sin, that grace may abound?

2 Far from it! How can we who have died to sin still live in sin?

3 Do you not realize that all of us who were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

4 Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into his death, so that as Christ rose from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have become one plant with him in conformity with his death, we will also be made one plant with him in conformity with his resurrection,

6 knowing that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

7 for he who is dead is free from sin.

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 

11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 

12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.”

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 

14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 

15 so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 

16 (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 15: 29

Otherwise, what would those who are baptized for the dead do? If the dead are absolutely not raised, why are they baptized for them?

Some translators present the following interpretation:

Why do some get baptized at the risk of being put to death or at the risk of dying? This translation is more appropriate to the following verses where the apostle reveals the dangers he faced each day because of his faith.

Ephesians 4: 4-6

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you have also been called to one hope by your vocation;

5 there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and among all, and in all.

Ephesians 5: 26

in order to sanctify it by the word, after having purified it by the baptism of water,

so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God

Colossians 2: 11-13

And it is in him that you were circumcised by a circumcision which the hand did not make, but by the circumcision of Christ, which consists in the stripping of the body of the flesh:

12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you also were raised in him and with him, by faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

13 You who were dead through your trespasses and through the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you back to life with him, being gracious to us for all our trespasses;

Titus 3: 5

he saved us, not because of works of righteousness which we would have done, but according to his mercy, by the baptism of regeneration and the renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 6: 1-2

Therefore, leaving the elements of the word of Christ, let us strive for what is perfect, without laying anew the foundation of renouncing dead works, of faith in God, of the doctrine of baptisms (of washings), of the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and everlasting judgment.

When Paul says, “We will not talk about baptisms again,” in Hebrews 6 verse 2, it is not because a Christian has to be baptized many times, remember in Ephesians 4 verse 5 he says there is only one baptism. Here he is referring to the Law where when people had or did something that made them unclean they had to wash their clothes, bathe in deep water so that they could be cleansed. Washing clothes and bathing in water is a well-known form of baptism. Old Testament passages such as Leviticus 14, Leviticus 15, Leviticus 17:15, Numbers 8: 7, Numbers 19, and Deuteronomy 23: 9-11 are those that speak of this.

Hebrews 9: 10

and which, along with food, drink and various ablutions, were carnal ordinances imposed only until a time of reformation.

Hebrews 9: 19-20

Moses, after having spoken all the commandments of the law before all the people, took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop; and he sprinkled it on the book itself and on all the people, saying:

This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.

1 Peter 3: 18-22

Christ also suffered for sins once, he righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God, having been put to death as to the flesh, but having been made alive as to the Spirit,

19 in which also he went to preach to the spirits in prison,

20 who once had been unbelieving, when the patience of God was prolonged, in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a small number of people, that is, eight, were saved through the ‘water.

21 This water was a figure of baptism, which is not the cleansing of the defilements of the body, but the commitment of a good conscience to God, and which now saves you also through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

22 which is at the right hand of God, since he went into heaven, and angels, and authorities, and powers, were subject to him. 

Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Matthew 3: 11

I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Mark 1: 7-8

And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 

8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Luke 3: 16

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Luke 24: 49 

I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

John 1: 33

I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me: The one on whom you will see the Spirit descend and stop, it is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

John 3: 5

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts 1: 4-5

As he was with them, he advised them not to go far from Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, what I announced to you, he said to them;

5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1: 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 2: 1-4

On the day of Pentecost, they were all together in one place.

2 Suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 Tongues like tongues of fire appeared to them, separate from one another, and rested on each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2: 38-41

Peter said unto them, Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God calls them.

40 And by many other words he conjured and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

41 Those who accepted his word were baptized; and in that day the number of the disciples increased to about three thousand souls.

Acts 4: 31

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled trembled; they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Acts 7: 55

But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, and fixing his eyes to the sky, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Acts 10: 44-48

As Peter still spoke these words, the Holy Spirit descended on all who heard the word.

45 All the circumcised faithful who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and glorifying God.

47 Then Peter said, Can we refuse the water of baptism to those who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

48 And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Thereupon they begged him to stay with them for a few days.

Acts 11: 15-16

15 When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended on them, as it did on us at the beginning.

16 And I remembered this word of the Lord: John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13: 9-12

Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 

10 “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 

11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 

12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

Acts 15: 7-9

After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 

8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 

9 He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. 

Acts 19: 1-7

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 

2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 

5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues[b] and prophesied. 

7 There were about twelve men in all.

1 Corinthians 12: 13

For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

Galatians 3: 24-27

So the law was like a teacher to lead us to Christ, so that we would be justified by faith.

25 When faith has come, we are no longer under this teacher.

26 For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

27 All of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Ephesians 5: 18

Do not get drunk on wine: it is debauchery. On the contrary, be filled with the Spirit;

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,

Titus 3: 5

He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

The Holy Spirit with you

John 14: 16-17

And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever,

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you, and he will be in you.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever

17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

John 14: 26-27

But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. 

27 Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]

John 16: 7-11

However, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you; but, if I go, I will send it to you.

And when he comes, he will convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment:

regarding sin, because they don’t believe in me;

righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me;

judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the [a]Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you]. 

8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment: 

9 about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message]; 

10 about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me; 

11 about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.

John 16: 13-14

When the Comforter comes, the Spirit of truth, he will lead you into all truth; for he will not speak on his own, but whatever he hears he will speak, and will tell you things to come.

He will glorify me, because he will take of what is mine and tell it to you.

But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future]. 

14 He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you

The following 5 verses, such as Romans 1: 4, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 12: 2, 1 Peter 3:18, are examples of how the Holy Spirit glorify Jésus Christ

Romans 1: 4

and declared the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead), Jesus Christ our Lord,

1 Timothy 3: 16

And, without a doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He who was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed in the world, lifted up in glory.

Hebrews 9: 14

how much more will the blood of Christ, which by an everlasting Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, that you may serve the living God!

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal [Holy] Spirit willingly offered Himself unblemished [that is, without moral or spiritual imperfection as a sacrifice] to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the ever living God?

Hebrews 12: 2

having eyes on Jesus, the head and the consumer of the faith, who, in view of the joy which was reserved for him, suffered the cross, despised ignominy, and sat at the right hand of the throne of God.

[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, [b]disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

1 Peter 3: 18

Christ also suffered for sins once, he righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God, having been put to death as to the flesh, but having been made alive as to the Spirit,

For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit; 

Acts 9: 31

The Church was at peace throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, building up and walking in the fear of the Lord, and she was increasing by the assistance of the Holy Spirit.

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

2 Corinthians 3: 17-18

Now, the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

All of us who, with our faces uncovered, contemplate the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, we are transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom]. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.

1 Peter 1: 2

and who are elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, that they may become obedient, and participate in the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace and peace be upon you multiplied!

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].

The Holy Spirit in you

John 14: 17

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you, and he will be in you.

the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

John 20: 22

After these words he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8: 1-27

Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. 

2 For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death.  

3 For what the Law could not do [that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power] being weakened by the flesh [man’s nature without the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son], 

4 so that the [righteous and just] requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who do not live our lives in the ways of the flesh [guided by worldliness and our sinful nature], but [live our lives] in the ways of the Spirit [guided by His power]. 

5 For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh [which gratify the body], but those who are living according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose]. 

6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 

7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 

8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.

9 However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is not a child of God]. 

10 If Christ lives in you, though your [natural] body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness [which He provides]. 

11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

12 So then, [a]brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh [our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity], to live according to the [impulses of the] flesh [our nature without the Holy Spirit]

13 for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will [really] live forever. 

14 For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “[b]Abba! Father!” 

16 The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God. 

17 And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.

18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us! 

19 For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed. 

20 For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 

22 For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now. 

23 And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection]. 

24 For in this hope we were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? 

25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

26 In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words. 

27 And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of [c]God’s people in accordance with God’s will.

When the Holy Spirit lives in someone, this person:

– is freed from the law of sin and death.

– is fond of the things of the Spirit, which is life and peace

– does not live according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit

– belongs to Christ

– will be made alive by the Spirit who dwells in that person

– lives by the Spirit when the actions of the body are put to death

– is a son of God when he/she is led by the Spirit of God

– receives a Spirit of adoption, by which he/she cries: Abba! Dad!

– is a child of God since the Spirit himself bears witness to his/her spirit

– is heir of God, and joint heir with Christ, if however he/she suffers with Him, in order to be glorified with Him

– sighs within him/herself, awaiting the adoption, the redemption of his/her body because this person has the firstfruits of the Spirit,

– does not know what it is appropriate to ask for in prayer, the Spirit himself intercedes according to God with inexpressible sighs;

1 Corinthians 6: 19

Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have received from God, and that you are not your own?

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?

2 Corinthians 6: 16

How does the temple of God relate to idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.

What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell among them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people

Galatians 4: 6

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who cries out: Abba! Dad!

Galatians 5: 16-26

I said therefore: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

For the flesh desires contrary to those of the Spirit, and the Spirit desires contrary to those of the flesh; they are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, they are fornication, uncleanness, dissolution,

idolatry, magic, enmities, quarrels, jealousies, animosities, disputes, divisions, sects,

envy, drunkenness, overeating, and the like. I tell you in advance, as I said before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, benignity, fidelity, meekness, temperance;

the law is not against these things.

Those who belong to Jesus Christ crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Let us not seek vain glory, by provoking each other, by envying each other.

But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts]. 

17 For the sinful nature has its desire which is opposed to the Spirit, and the [desire of the] Spirit opposes the sinful nature; for these [two, the sinful nature and the Spirit] are in direct opposition to each other [continually in conflict], so that you [as believers] do not [always] do whatever [good things] you want to do. 

18 But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law. 

19 Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control), 

20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [that promote heresies], 

21 envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 

22 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23 gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. 

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.

25 If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit]. 

26 We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.

Ephesians 2: 18-22

For it is through Him that we both have a [direct] way of approach in one Spirit to the Father. 

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (God’s people), and are [members] of God’s household, 

20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone, 

21 in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord]. 

22 In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 6: 18

With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people.

2 Thessalonians 2: 13

But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the [e]sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].

2 Timothy 1: 14

Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

James 4: 5

Do you believe that the Scripture speaks in vain? It is with jealousy that God cherishes the Spirit which He made to dwell in us.

1 Peter 1: 2

and who are elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, that they may become obedient, and participate in the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace and peace be upon you multiplied!

1 John 3: 24

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him; and we know that he abides in us by the Spirit that he has given us.

The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift].

The Holy Spirit upon you

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came out of the water. And behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

Mark 1:10

As he came out of the water, he saw the heavens open, and the Spirit descend upon him like a dove.

Luke 1: 35

The angel answered him, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. This is why the holy child who will be born of you will be called the Son of God.

Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 2: 25

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon. This man was righteous and pious, he awaited the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout [carefully observing the divine Law], and looking for the [g]Consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Luke 4: 18-19

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; He sent me to heal the brokenhearted,

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

19 to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”

John 1: 32

John bore this testimony: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest upon him.

John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the [l]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

Acts 1: 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 10: 44-45

As Peter still spoke these words, the Holy Spirit descended on all who heard the word.

All the circumcised faithful who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the pagans.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message [confirming God’s acceptance of Gentiles]. 

45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

Acts 11: 15

When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended on them, as on us at the beginning.

When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning [at Pentecost].

Acts 19: 6-7

When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

They were about twelve men in all.

Sin against the Holy Spirit

Blasphemy: the act of insulting or showing contempt or disrespect for God

Rebel: refusal to follow God’s Law

Opposition: contradiction with something

Isaiah 63: 10

But they were rebellious, they saddened his holy spirit; and He became their enemy, he fought against them.

But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He changed into their enemy,

And He fought against them.

Matthew 12: 22-32

So a blind and dumb demon was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

23 All the astonished crowd said, Is not this the Son of David?

24 When the Pharisees heard this, they said, This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

25 As Jesus knew their thoughts, he said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is desolate, and every city or house divided against itself cannot stand.

26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? That is why they themselves will be your judges.

28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

29 Or, how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions, without first having bound that strong man? Only then will he plunder his house.

30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

31 Therefore I say to you, All sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32 Whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but, it will not be forgiven him neither in this century nor in the age to come.

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw. 

23 All the people wondered in amazement, and said, “Could this be the Son of David (the Messiah)?” 

24 But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”

25 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand. 

26 If Satan casts out Satan [that is, his demons], he has become divided against himself and disunited; how then will his kingdom stand? 

27 If I cast out the demons by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan), by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 

28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it]. 

29 Or how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.

30 He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.

31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven. 

32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Acts 5: 1-11

Now a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 

2 and with his wife’s full knowledge [and complicity] he kept back some of the proceeds, bringing only a portion of it, and set it at the apostles’ feet. 

3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land? 

4 As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.” 

5 And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it. 

6 And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it.

7 Now after an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 

8 Peter asked her, “Tell me whether you sold your land for so much?” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” 

9 Then Peter said to her, “How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” 

10 And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 

11 And great fear and awe gripped the whole church, and all who heard about these things.

Acts 7: 51-53

Men with stiff necks, uncircumcised in heart and ears! you always oppose the Holy Spirit. What your fathers were, so are you.

52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous, whom you have now delivered, and whose murderers you have been,

53 you who have received the law according to the commandments of angels, and who have not kept it! …

“You stiff-necked and stubborn people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did. 52 Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who proclaimed beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; 

53 you who received the law as ordained and delivered to you by angels, and yet you did not obey it!”

Ephesians 4: 25-32

Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. 

26 Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down. 27 And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness]. 

28 The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need. 

29 Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak]. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin]. 

31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence]. 

32 Be kind and helpful to one another, tender-hearted [compassionate, understanding], forgiving one another [readily and freely], just as God in Christ also forgave you.

1 Thessalonians 5: 19-22

Do not quench [subdue, or be unresponsive to the working and guidance of] the [Holy] Spirit. 

20 Do not scorn or reject gifts of prophecy or prophecies [spoken revelations words of instruction or exhortation or warning]. 

21 But test all things carefully [so you can recognize what is good]. Hold firmly to that which is good. 

22 Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it]

Hebrews 10: 26-31

For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], 

27 but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and the fury of a fire and burning wrath which will consume the adversaries [those who put themselves in opposition to God]. 

28 Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 

29 How much greater punishment do you think he will deserve who has rejected and trampled under foot the Son of God, and has considered unclean and common the blood of the covenant that [d]sanctified him, and has insulted the Spirit of grace [who imparts the unmerited favor and blessing of God]? 

30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine [retribution and the deliverance of justice rest with Me], I will repay [the wrongdoer].” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 

31 It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath].

Beelzebub is one of the names attributed to Satan (see the blog Les anges sont des créatures célestes). It is said that the name Beelzebub is a bad pronouncement of the name of the god of Ekron called Baal Zebub (2 Kings 1: 2). In the New Testament it is said that Beelzebub is the prince or the leader of demons. So the Pharisees out of jealousy said that it was by the power of Satan that Jesus performed miracles. So they attributed to Satan the miracle that Jesus had done by the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore they oppose the Holy Spirit, they have trampled on the Son of God and insulted the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 10:29). The Holy Spirit has become their enemy (Isaiah 63:10). This is why Jesus told them that their sin will not be forgiven neither in this century nor in the century to come.

Another example is the story of Ananias and his wife Sapphira in the book of Acts of the Apostles in chapter 5 verses 1 through 11. Notice the apostle Peter said to Ananias, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so much that you lie to the Holy Spirit, and withhold part of the price of the field?” He said to him again, “You did not lie to men, but to God.” Yes, Ananias did not lie to men because the work that the apostles was doing was dictated by the Spirit of the Lord. The presence of the Holy Spirit was palpable in their midst. It is said in chapter 2 the verse 43 of the book of the Acts of the Apostles “And fear came upon every soul …” This fear is a reverent fear like that which seized Noah (Hebrews 11: 7), it pushes you to obedience. The presence of God produces this fear. So Ananias in complicity with his wife lied to the Holy Spirit. By this lie they tempted the Spirit of the Lord. The word tempted here means to test or to put to the test. This word is used by Jesus when He says “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God” (Matthew 4: 7) He was referring to the book of Deuteronomy chapter 6 verse 16. It is this same word that is used in the book of Exodus in the chapter 17 to the verse 7 “… the children of Israel had contested, and because they had tempted the Lord, saying: Is the Lord in our midst, or is he not there? ” You could say that by lying Ananias and Sapphira asked themselves the same question. Look what their end was, the children of Israel did not enter Canaan they all died in the wilderness except Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 14: 22-30) and Ananias and his wife perished because ‘they willingly decided to tempt, to test, to try, to despise the Spirit of the Lord. Unfortunately Ananias and Sapphira sinned against the Holy Spirit and this sin as Jesus said will “not be forgiven neither in this century nor in the century to come.” (Matthew 12:32).

Symbols depicting the Holy Spirit in the Bible

Dove

Matthew 3: 16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.

Mark 1: 10

Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove

Luke 3: 22

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

John 1: 32

Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

Fire

Exodus 13: 21

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.

Deuteronomy 4: 24

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

2 Samuel 22: 7-9

In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

8 The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens[c] shook; they trembled because he was angry.

9 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

Psalms 18: 6-8

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

8 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

Psalms 29: 7

The voice of the Lord sends forth flames of fire.

The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.

Psalms 78: 14

He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.

Isaiah 30: 27

See, the Name of the Lord comes from afar, with burning anger and dense clouds of smoke; his lips are full of wrath, and his tongue is a consuming fire.

Joel 2: 30

I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

Zephaniah 1: 12

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,

either good or bad.’

Malachi 3: 2-3

But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. 

3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness

Matthew 3: 11

I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Acts 2: 3

They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues.

Acts 2: 19

I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

Hebrews 12: 28-29

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 

29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”

Revelation 4: 5

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits (the sevenfold Spirit) of God.

Oil

Genesis 28: 18

So Jacob got up early in the morning, and took the stone he had put under his head and he set it up as a pillar [that is, a monument to the vision in his dream], and he poured [olive] oil on the top of it [to consecrate it meaning dedicate or declare something sacred for God’s purpose.]. 

Exodus 25: 6

olive] oil for lighting, balsam [Various pleasantly scented plant products] for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

Exodus 28: 41

You shall clothe Aaron your brother with it and his sons with him. You will anoint them, you will consecrate them, you will sanctify them, and they will serve me in the priesthood.

You shall put the various articles of clothing on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain and sanctify them, so that they may serve Me as priests.

Exodus 29: 7

Then you shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.

Exodus 30: 22-33

The Lord spoke to Moses, and said:

23 Take of the best spices, five hundred shekels of myrrh, of that which flows by itself; half, or two hundred and fifty shekels, of aromatic cinnamon, two hundred and fifty shekels of aromatic reed,

24 five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.

25 You shall make with it an oil for holy anointing, a composition of incense according to the art of the perfumer; it will be the oil for the holy anointing.

26 You shall anoint the Tent of Meeting and the Ark of the Testimony with it,

27 the table and all its utensils, the candlestick and its utensils, the altar of incense,

28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its base.

29 Thou shalt sanctify these things, and they shall be most holy; whatever touches them shall be sanctified.

30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priesthood.

31 Thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, and say, This shall be unto me holy anointing oil among thy descendants.

32 It shall not be sprinkled on a man’s body, nor shall you make like it in the same proportions; she is holy, and you will regard her as holy.

33 Whoever composes the like, or puts it on a stranger, shall be cut off from his people.

Exodus 35: 28

and spice and [olive] oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. 

Exodus 40: 9

Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall be holy (declared sacred, separated from secular use).

Leviticus 8: 12

Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

Leviticus 8: 30

So Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and their garments with him; so Moses consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

1 Samuel 10: 1

Samuel took a jar of the special oil and poured the oil on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed Saul and said, “The Lord has anointed you to be the leader over the people who belong to him. You will control the people. You will save them from the enemies that are all around them. He has anointed you to be ruler over his people. Here is a sign that will prove this is true:

1 Samuel 16: 13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

Psalms 23: 5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You have anointed and refreshed my head with oil; My cup overflows..

Psalms 45: 7

You love righteousness, and you hate wickedness: Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you With the oil of joy, for privilege over your fellows.

You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness;

Therefore God, your God, has anointed You a bov e Your companions with the oil of jubilation.

Psalms 92: 10

And you give me the strength of the buffalo; I am sprinkled with a fresh oil.

Isaiah 61: 1-3

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, for the LORD hath anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; He sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives, And deliverance to prisoners;

2 To proclaim a year of favor from the LORD, and a day of vengeance from our God; To console all the afflicted;

3 To grant to the mourners of Zion, To give them a diadem instead of ashes, An oil of joy instead of mourning, A garment of praise instead of a crushed spirit, That they may be called terebinths of the righteousness, a planting of the Lord, to minister to his glory.

Matthew 25: 1-13

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who, having taken their lamps, went to meet the bridegroom.

2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

3 The foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them;

4 But the wise took oil in vessels with their lamps.

5 As the bridegroom tarried, they all dozed off and fell asleep.

6 In the middle of the night they cried out, Behold the bridegroom, go to meet him!

7 Then all these virgins awoke, and trimmed their lamps.

8 The foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

9 The wise answered, No; there would not be enough for us and for you; rather go to those who sell it, and buy it for yourself.

10 While they were going to buy some, the bridegroom came; those who were ready entered with him into the wedding hall, and the door was closed.

11 Later the other virgins came, and said, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered, Truly I tell you, I do not know you.

13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Mark 6: 13

They cast out many demons, and they anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

Luke 7: 46

You poured no oil on my head; but she, she poured perfume on my feet.

(In the past, it was normal in hot weather for someone to give his guests oil to put on his head.)

Acts 10: 38

you know how God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power Jesus of Nazareth, who went from place to place doing good and healing all those who were under the sway of the devil, because God was with him.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with great power; and He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Hebrews 1: 9

“You have loved righteousness [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] and have hated lawlessness [injustice, sin]. Therefore God, Your God, Has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.”

James 5: 14

Is anyone among you sick? He must call for the elders (spiritual leaders) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil [The oil symbolizes the presence of God] in the name of the Lord;

1 John 2: 27

For you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you; but as his anointing teaches you all things, and that it is true and that it is not a lie, remain in him according to the teachings that he has given you.

As for you, the anointing [the special gift, the preparation] which you received from Him remains [permanently] in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But just as His anointing teaches you [giving you insight through the presence of the Holy Spirit] about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as His anointing has taught you, you must remain in Him [being rooted in Him, knit to Him].

Pledge

2 Corinthians 1: 21-22

Now it is God who establishes and confirms us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and who has anointed us [empowering us with the gifts of the Spirit]; 

22 it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].

Ephesians 1: 14

The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste, a down payment] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

Seal

Ephesians 1: 13

In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]

Water

Psalms 1: 1-3

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

3 And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in its season; Its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].

Psalms 46: 4

There is a river whose currents gladden the city of God, the sanctuary of the dwellings of the Most High.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling places of the Most High.

Psalms 72: 6

It will be like rain falling on mowed ground, Like showers that water the countryside.

May he come down like rain on the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.

Isaiah 27: 3

I, the Lord, am its Keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will harm it, I guard it night and day.

Isaiah 41: 17-18

The unfortunate and destitute look for water, and there is none; Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. 

18 I will cause rivers to spring up on the hills, and springs in the midst of the valleys; I will turn the desert into a pond, And the arid land into streams of water;

The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none; Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.

18  “I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water And the dry land springs of water.

Isaiah 44: 3-4

For I will pour waters on the thirsty ground, And streams on the parched land; I will pour out my spirit on your race, And my blessing on your offspring.

4 They will grow as among the grass, as the willows by the streams of water

‘For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground;

I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;

4 And they will spring up among the grass Like willows by the streams of water.’

Isaiah 55: 1

All of you who are thirsty, come to the waters, Even those who have no money! Come, buy and eat, Come, buy wine and milk, without money, without paying anything!

Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

Isaiah 58: 11

The LORD will always be your guide, He will satisfy your soul in dry places, And he will restore strength to your limbs; You will be like a watered garden, Like a spring whose waters never dry up.

And the Lord will continually guide you,And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

Ezekiel 36: 25

I will sprinkle pure water on you, and you will be cleansed; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.

John 4: 14

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty, and the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life.

But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.”

John 7: 37-39

Now on the last and most important day of the feast, Jesus stood and called out [in a loud voice], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink! 

38 He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.’” 

39 But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

1 Corinthians 12: 13

We have all, in fact, been baptized in one Spirit, to form one body, whether Jews, or Greeks, or slaves, or free, and we have all been quenched with one Spirit.

For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].

Revelation 22: 17

And the Spirit and the bride say: Come. And let him who hears say: Come. And let him who is thirsty come; let whoever wants take the water of life freely.

The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, believers) say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take and drink the water of life without cost.

Wind

Ezekiel 37: 9-10

He said to me: Prophesy, and speak to the Spirit! prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, Thus says the Lord GOD: Spirit, come from the four winds, breathe on these dead, and let them live again. 

10 I prophesied, according to the order he had given me. And the spirit entered into them, and they revived, and they stood on their feet: it was a great army, very great.

Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the Breath, son of man, and say to the Breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O Breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” 

10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the Breath came into them, and they came to life and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

John 3: 8

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its sound; but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every man that’s born of the Spirit.

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Acts 2: 2

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Different names used for the Holy Spirit in the Bible

Breath

Comforter

Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost

Spirit

Spirit of advice

Spirit of fear of the Lord

Spirit of God

Spirit of Grace

Spirit of intelligence

Spirit of justice

Spirit of knowledge

Spirit of love

Spirit of revelation

Spirit of strength

Spirit of supplication

Spirit of the Lord

Spirit of truth

Spirit of wisdom

Breath

Genesis 1: 30

And to every animal of the earth, to every bird of the sky, and to everything that moves on the earth, having within itself a breath of life, I give all green grass for food. And so it was.

and to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that moves on the ground—to everything in which there is the breath of life—I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so [because He commanded it]

Genesis 2: 7

The Eternal God formed man out of the dust of the earth; he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living creature.

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].

Genesis 6: 17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.

Genesis 7: 15

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath and spirit of life.

Genesis 7: 22

Everything that had breath, breath of life in its nostrils, and that was on dry land, died.

Everything on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath and spirit of life, died.

Exodus 15: 8

At the breath of your nostrils the waters have gathered, The currents have risen like a wall, The waves are hardened in the midst of the sea.

By the breath of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing waters stood up like a hill, the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.

Exodus 15: 10

You have breathed with your breath: The sea has covered them; They sank like lead Into the depths of the waters.

But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Deuteronomy 32: 26

I would like to say: I will take them away with a breath, I will make their memory disappear among men!

I have said: I blow them away, I cause their remembrance to cease from man;

2 Samuel 22: 16

The bed of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were uncovered, By the threat of the Lord, By the sound of the breath of his nostrils.

And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the Spirit of His anger.

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Job 4: 9

They perish by the breath of God, They are consumed by the wind of his wrath,

From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Job 7: 7

Remember my life is a breath! My eyes will not see happiness again.

Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye will never again see anything good.

Job 7: 16

I give up! I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].

Job 12: 10

He holds in his hand the soul of all that lives, The breath of all human flesh.

In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Job 15: 30

He will not be able to escape the darkness, The flame will consume his offspring, And God will destroy him with the breath of his mouth.

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of His mouth shall he go away.

Job 17: 1

My breath is lost, My days are fading, The sepulcher awaits me.

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

Job 20: 3

I have heard reproaches which outraged me; The breath of my intelligence will give the reply.

Job 26: 4

Who did you speak these words to? Whose breath came out of your mouth?

Job 26:13

His breath gives the sky serenity, His hand pierces the fleeing serpent.

By His breath the heavens gained their beauty; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Job 27: 3

As long as I have my breath, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Job 32: 8

But in reality, in man, it is the spirit, The breath of the Almighty, which gives intelligence;

But it is a spirit in man and the breath of the Almighty that give him understanding.

Job 33: 4

The spirit of God created me, And the breath of the Almighty animates me.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Job 34: 14

If He only thought of himself, If He withdrew His mind and His breath,

If He set His heart upon man, if he gather unto himself His Spirit and His Breath;

Job 37: 10

By His breath God produces ice, He reduces the space where the waters spread.

Job 37: 10

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Job 41: 21

His breath kindles the coals, His mouth throws the flame.

Psalm 18: 15

The bed of the waters appeared, The foundations of the world were uncovered, By thy rebuke, O Lord! By the sound of the breath of your nostrils.

Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Psalm 33: 6

The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 39: 5

Behold, thou hast given unto my days the breadth of my hand, and my life is like nothing before thee. Yes, any standing man is but a breath.

Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. 

Psalm 39:11

You chastise man by punishing him for his iniquity, You destroy like moth what he holds most dear. Yes, every man is a breath.

With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath.

Psalm 62: 9

Yes, vanity, sons of man! Lie, sons of man! In a scale they would rise All together, lighter than a breath.

Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath.

Psalm 78: 39

He remembered that they were only flesh, A breath that goes and does not return.

Psalm 104: 29-30

29 You hide your face; they are trembling; You take away their breath; they die, and return to their dust.

30 You send forth your breath: they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.

Psalm 144: 4

Man is like a breath, His days are like a passing shadow.

Psalm 146: 4

Their breath is gone, they return to the earth, And that very day their designs perish.

Psalm 147: 18

He sends out His word and melts them; he blows his breath, the water flows.

Proverbs 20: 27

The breath of man is a lamp of the Lord; It penetrates to the bottom of the bowels.

Ecclesiastes 3: 19-21

For the fate of the sons of man and that of the beast are one and the same for them; as the one dies, so the other dies, they all have the same breath, and the superiority of man over the beast is zero; for all is vanity.

20 All are in one place; all was made of dust, and all returns to dust.

21 Who knows whether the breath of the sons of men ascends on high, and whether the breath of the beast descends into the earth below?

Ecclesiastes 8: 8

Man is not master of his breath to be able to hold it, and he has no power over the day of death; there is no deliverance in this struggle, and wickedness cannot save the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 12: 7

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.

Song of Songs 7: 8

I say to myself: I will climb on the palm tree, I will seize its branches! May your breasts be like the clusters of the vine, the scent of your breath like that of apples,

Isaiah 2:22

Stop trusting in man, In whose nostrils there is but one breath: For of what value is he?

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Isaiah 4: 4

After the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And purified Jerusalem of the blood that is in the midst of her, By the breath of righteousness and by the breath of destruction.

Isaiah 11: 4

But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and he will rule righteously over the poor of the earth; He will smite the earth with his word as with a rod, and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Isaiah 27: 8

You chastised him with measure in exile, Carrying him away with the fiery breath of the east wind.

No, it was with measure | that you carried out their trial, | sending them into exile.

You took them away | by your terrible breath

in an east windy day. (Sower’s Bible)

Isaiah 30: 27-28

27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from afar; His anger is fiery, it is a violent conflagration; His lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like consuming fire;

28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent reaching up to his neck, To sift through the nations with the sieve of destruction, And like a deceitful bit Between the jaws of the peoples.

Now look, the [f]name of the Lord comes from far away, burning with His anger, and heavy with smoke; his lips are full of ]indignation, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

28  His breath is like an overflowing river, which reaches to the neck, to sift the nations back and forth in a sieve [of disaster], and to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin. 

Isaiah 30: 33

A pyre has long been prepared, It has been prepared for the king, It is deep, it is vast; His pyre is fire and wood in abundance; The breath of the Lord kindles it like a torrent of brimstone.

For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

Isaiah 33: 11

You have conceived hay, You will give birth to straw; Your breath, It is a fire which will consume you.

Isaiah 40: 7

The grass withers, the flowers fadewhen the breath of the Lord blows on them;indeed, the people are grass.

Isaiah 40:24

They are not even planted, not even sown, Their trunk has not even a root in the ground: He blows on them, and they wither, And a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.

They have only now been planted, and their seed put into the earth, and they have only now taken root, when he sends out His breath over them and they become dry, and the storm-wind takes them away like dry grass.

Isaiah 42: 5

Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and spread them out, Who stretched out the earth and its productions, Who gave breath to those who inhabit it, And breath to those who walk in it.

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Isaiah 57: 16

For I will not accuse you forever,and I will not always be angry;for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,even the breath of man, which I have made.

Isaiah 59: 19

So people will fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glories from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a pent-up stream that the breath of the LORD drives along.

So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west and His glory from the rising of the sun. For He will come in like a narrow, rushing stream

Which the breath of the Lord drives [overwhelming the enemy].

Jeremiah 10: 14

Every man becomes stupid by his knowledge, Every goldsmith is ashamed of his graven image; For her idols are a lie, there is no breath in them,

Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Jeremiah 51: 17

Every man becomes stupid by his knowledge, Every goldsmith is ashamed of his graven image; For her idols are a lie; there is no breath in them.

Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Ezekiel 22: 20

As they put silver and brass and iron and lead and tin together inside the oven, heating up the fire on it to make it soft; so will I get you together in my wrath and in my passion, and, heating the fire with my breath, will make you soft.

Ezekiel 37: 5-6

Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 37: 8-10

And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and The breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

Ezekiel 37: 14

I will place my breath in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.'”

Daniel 5:23

You have risen up against the Lord of heaven; the vessels of his house were brought before you, and you used them to drink wine, you and your elders, your wives and your concubines; you have praised the gods of silver, gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, who do not see, who do not hear, and know nothing, and you have not glorified the God who has in his hand your breath and all your ways.

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Daniel 10:17

How could my lord’s servant speak to my lord? Now my strength is lacking, and I have no more breath.

For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

Hosea 13: 15

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.

Haggai 1: 9

You were counting on much, and behold, you had little; You took it home, but I blew on it. Why? says the Lord of hosts. Because of my house, which is being destroyed, As you rush each to his own house.

You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.

Malachi 2: 15

Didn’t the one God make us with a remnant of His life-breath? And what does the One seek? A godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously against the wife of your youth.

John 20: 21-22

Jesus said to them again: Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, so I send you.

22 After these words he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2: 2

and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

Acts 17: 24-25

The God who created the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 

25 nor is He [e]served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.

2 Thessalonians 2: 8

And then will appear the ungodly, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, and whom he will annihilate with the brightness of his coming.

and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming.

Revelation 11: 11

But after 3½ days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. So great fear fell on those who saw them. 

But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear and panic fell on those who were watching them.

Revelation 13: 15

And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.

And he is given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast will even [appear to] speak, and cause those who do not bow down and worship the image of the beast to be put to death.

Comforter

John 14: 16-17

And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another comforter, that he may abide eternally with you, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. point; but you know him, for he dwells with you, and he will be in you.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever

17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

John 14: 26

But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I have said to you.

But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.

John 15: 26

When the Comforter cometh, whom I will send to you on behalf of the Father, the Spirit of truth, which comes from the Father, he will bear witness of me;

But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will testify and bear witness about Me.

John 16: 7

However, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you; but, if I go, I will send it to you.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

John 16: 13

When the Comforter comes, the Spirit of truth, he will lead you into all truth; for he will not speak on his own, but whatever he hears he will speak, and will tell you things to come.

But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].

Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost

Matthew 1: 18

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ happened. Mary, his mother, having been betrothed to Joseph, found herself pregnant, by virtue of the Holy Spirit, before they had lived together.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1: 20

As he thought about it, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said: Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take with you Mary your wife, for the child whom she has conceived comes from the Holy Spirit. ;

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 3: 11

I baptize you with water, to bring you to repentance; but he who comes after me is mightier than I, and I am not worthy to wear his shoes. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

As for me, I baptize you [h]with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with [fire (judgment).

Matthew 12: 32

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in the age to come.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Matthew 28: 19

Go, make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 1: 6-10

John had a camel’s hair garment, and a leather belt around his loins. It ate locusts and wild honey.

He was preaching, saying, He comes after me who is mightier than I, and I am not worthy to loosen the straps of his shoes by stooping down.

I baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And as he came out of the water, [John] saw the heavens split, and the Holy Spirit descend upon him like a dove.

Mark 3: 29

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never obtain forgiveness: he is guilty of an everlasting sin.

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come]

Mark 12: 36

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.

David himself said [when inspired] by the Holy Spirit,

‘The Lord (the Father) said to my Lord (the Son, the Messiah), “Sit at My right hand,

Until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

Mark 13: 11

And when they will lead you to hand you over, do not be worried about what you have to say beforehand, and do not meditate on it, but whatever will be given to you [to say] at that time, say it. : because it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1: 15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will not drink wine or beer; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb.

for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb

Luke 1: 35

The angel answered him, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. This is why the holy child who will be born of you will be called the Son of God.

Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1: 41

As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, her child quivered in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, her baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered by Him.

Luke 1: 67

Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he prophesied, in these words:

Now Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered by Him, and he prophesied, saying,

Luke 2: 25-26

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout [carefully observing the divine Law], and looking for the Consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 

26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

Luke 3: 16

he said to all of them, I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than me comes, and I am not worthy to untie the straps of his shoes. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

John answered them all by saying, “As for me, I baptize you [only] with water; but One who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I is coming, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals [even as His slave]. He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire.

Luke 3: 22

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove. And a voice uttered these words from heaven: You are my beloved Son; in you I put all my affection.

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are My Son, My Beloved, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!

Luke 4: 1

Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Now Jesus, full of [and in perfect communication with] the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Luke 10: 21

At this very moment Jesus shuddered for joy in the Holy Spirit, and he said: I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the understanding, and that you revealed them to the children. Yes, Father, I praise you for having wanted it so.

In that very hour He was overjoyed and rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and He said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things [relating to salvation] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants [the childlike and untaught]. Yes, Father, for this way was [Your gracious will and choice, and was] well-pleasing in Your sight.

Luke 11: 13

If therefore, wicked as you are, you know how to give good things to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.

If you, then, being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!

Luke 12: 10

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit [that is, whoever intentionally discredits the Holy Spirit by attributing the authenticating miracles done by Me to Satan], it will not be forgiven him [for him there is no forgiveness]. 

Luke 12: 12

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.

John 1: 33

I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me: The one on whom you will see the Spirit descend and stop, it is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize [m]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

John 7: 39

(Now he was saying this of the Spirit which those believing on him were to receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

John 14: 26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my Name, will teach you all things, and he will remind you of all the things that I have told you.

But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.

John 20: 22

After these words he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 

Acts 1: 1-5

Theophilus, I spoke, in my first book, of all that Jesus began to do and teach from the beginning.

2 until the day that he was taken up into heaven, after having given his commandments by the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

3 After he had suffered, he appeared to them alive, and gave them several proofs, showing himself to them forty days, and speaking of things concerning the kingdom of God.

4 As he was with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, what I told you, he said to them;

5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1: 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 1: 16

Men and brothers, what the Holy Spirit, in the Scriptures, announced in advance, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was the guide of those who seized Jesus, had to be fulfilled.

Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the lips of David [king of Israel] about Judas [Iscariot], who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Acts 2: 4

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately].

Acts 2: 33

Lifted up by the right hand of God, he received from the Father the Holy Spirit which had been promised, and he poured it out, as you see and hear.

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear. 

Acts 2: 38

Peter said unto them, Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 4: 8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Acts 4: 25

it is you who said by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father, your servant David, Why this tumult among the nations, and these vain thoughts among the peoples?

Acts 4: 31

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled trembled; they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Acts 5: 3

Peter said to him, “ Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so much that you lie to the Holy Spirit, and withhold some of the price of the field?

Acts 5: 32

We are witnesses of these things, as well as the Holy Spirit, which God has given to those who obey Him.

Acts 6: 3

Watch then, my brethren, to choose seven men of you, of whom we have good witness, full of the Holy Ghost and of wisdom, to whom we were committing this business.

Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

Acts 6: 5

And this speech pleased the whole assembly which was present; and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, proselyte of Antioch.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,

Acts 7: 51

Men with stiff necks, uncircumcised in heart and ears! you always oppose the Holy Spirit. What your fathers were, so are you.

O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also.

Acts 7: 55

But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, and fixing his eyes to the sky, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

But being full of [the] Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw [the] glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

Acts 8: 15

These, who arrived among the Samaritans, prayed for them, so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

Acts 8: 17-19

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given by the laying on of hands on the apostles, he offered them money,

19 saying, Give me this power also, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

18 But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

19 saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

Acts 9: 17

Ananias went out; and when he had come into the house he laid his hands on Saul, saying: Saul my brother the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the way by which you came, sent me to get your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 9: 31

The Church was at peace throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, building up and walking in the fear of the Lord, and she was increasing by the assistance of the Holy Spirit.

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

Acts 10: 38

you know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with strength, who went from place to place doing good and healing all those who were under the empire of the devil, for God was with him.

Acts 10: 44-45

As Peter still spoke these words, the Holy Spirit descended on all who heard the word.

45 All the circumcised faithful who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the pagans.

Acts 10: 47

Then Peter said: Can we refuse the water of baptism to those who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

Acts 11: 15-16

When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended on them, as it did on us at the beginning.

16 And I remembered this word of the Lord: John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 11: 24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith; and a great number of people joined with the Lord.

For Barnabas was a good man [privately and publicly—his godly character benefited both himself and others] and he was full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith [in Jesus the Messiah, through whom believers have everlasting life]. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

Acts 13: 2

While they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Set me apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

Acts 13: 4

Barnabas and Saul, sent by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they embarked for the island of Cyprus.

Acts 13: 9

Then Saul, also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed eyes on him, and said:

Acts 13: 52

while the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

Acts 15: 8

And God, who knows hearts, bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit as to us;

Acts 15: 28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any burden on you other than what is necessary,

Acts 16: 6

Having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, they passed through Phrygia and the land of Galatia.

Acts 19: 2

Did you receive the Holy Ghost when you believed? They answered him, We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.

He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [in Jesus as the Christ]?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Acts 19: 6

When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Acts 20: 23

If not for the Holy Spirit to warn me from city to city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

Acts 20: 28

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the Church of the Lord, which he purchased by his own blood.

Acts 21: 11

and came to find us. He took Paul’s girdle, and bound his hands and feet, and said, This is what the Holy Spirit says: The man to whom this girdle belongs, the Jews shall tie him in the same way in Jerusalem, and deliver him between the hands of the pagans.

Acts 28: 25

As they withdrew in disagreement, Paul added only these words: It is with reason that the Holy Spirit, speaking to your fathers through the prophet Isaiah, said:

Romans 5: 5

Now, hope does not deceive, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 9: 1

I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bears witness to it by the Holy Spirit:

Romans 14: 17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy, by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15: 13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit!

Romans 15: 16

So that I may be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, employing myself in the sacrifice of the Gospel of God; so that the oblation of the Gentiles may be pleasant, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I minister as a priest the gospel of God, in order that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable [to Him], sanctified [made holy and set apart for His purpose] by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6: 19

Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have received from God, and that you are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6: 6

In vigils, in fasts, in purity; by knowledge, by a patient spirit, by meekness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere charity,

in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,

2 Corinthians 13: 13

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit be with you all; Amen!

Ephesians 1: 13-14

In him you also, after hearing the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in him you believed and were sealed with the Holy Spirit who had been promised,

14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 4: 30

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

1 Thessalonians 1: 5

For our preaching of the gospel among you was not in word only, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and in convincing proofs, as you know which we have been among you for the love of you.

1 Thessalonians 1: 6

And you yourselves have been imitators of me and of the Lord, receiving the word in the midst of many tribulations, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 4: 8

Whoever therefore rejects these precepts does not reject a man, but God, who has also given you his Holy Spirit.

2 Timothy 1: 14

Keep the good deposit, by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Titus 3: 5

he saved us, not because of works of righteousness which we would have done, but according to his mercy, by the baptism of regeneration and the renewal of the Holy Spirit,

He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 2: 4

God backing up their testimony by signs, wonders, and various miracles, and by the gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Hebrews 3: 7

Therefore, according to what the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you will hear his voice,

Hebrews 6: 4

For it is impossible that those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who shared in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 9: 8

The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way to the most holy place was not yet open, as long as the first tabernacle remained.

Hebrews 10: 15

This is what the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; because, after having said:

1 Peter 1: 12

It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were the stewards of these things, which have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, and in which the angels wish to plunge their eyes.

1 Peter 1: 22

Having therefore purified your souls by obeying the truth by the Holy Spirit, that you may have a brotherly friendship that is without hypocrisy, love one another tenderly with a pure heart.

2 Peter 1: 21

for it was not by a will of man that a prophecy was ever brought, but it was moved by the Holy Spirit that men spoke from God.

1 John 2: 20

But you have an anointing from the Holy One [you have been set apart, specially gifted and prepared by the Holy Spirit], and all of you know [the truth because He teaches us, illuminates our minds, and guards us from error]. 

1 John 5:  7

For there are three in heaven that bear record, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

Jude 1: 20

For you, beloved, edifying yourselves on your most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Jude 1: 21

praying by the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life;

Spirit

Numbers 11: 25-26

The Lord descended in the cloud, and spoke to Moses; he took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied; but they did not continue.

There were two men, one called Eldad, and the other Medad, who remained in the camp, and on whom the spirit rested; for they were among the inscribed, although they had not gone to the tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

Numbers 11: 29

And Moses answered him, Are you jealous for me? Would to God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord had put his Spirit on them!

1 Chronicles 12: 18

Amasai, one of the chief officers, was clothed with the Spirit, and said, We are yours, David, and with you, sons of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God has helped you! And David received them, and set them among the captains of the company.

Nehemiah 9: 20

You gave them your good Spirit to make them wise; you did not refuse your manna from their mouth, but you provided them with water for their thirst.

Nehemiah 9: 30

You endured them for many years; you gave them warnings through your Spirit, through your prophets; and they did not listen. Then you delivered them into the hands of foreign peoples.

Psalm 51: 11

Do not cast me away from your presence, do not withdraw your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalm 104: 30

You send out Your Spirit, they are created; You renew the face of the ground.

Psalm 139: 7

Where can I go from your Spirit, and where can I flee from your presence?

Psalm 143: 10

Teach me to do your will! Because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on the right path!

Isaiah 30: 1

Woe, saith the Lord, to the rebellious children, who make resolutions without me, and who make covenants without my will (my Spirit), to accumulate sin upon sin!

Woe (judgment is coming) to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who carry out a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance [by pouring out a libation], but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin

Isaiah 32: 15

Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness turns into a orchard, And the orchard is considered a forest.

Isaiah 34: 16

Consult the book of the Lord, and read! None of them will be lacking, Neither will be lacking; Because his mouth ordered it. It is his Spirit that will bring them together.

Isaiah 40: 13-14

Who has searched the Spirit of the Lord, and who has instructed him with his counsel?

Who did he deliberate with to receive instruction? Who taught him the path of righteousness? Who taught him wisdom, And made known the way of understanding?

Isaiah 42: 1

Here is my servant, whom I will uphold, My chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I put my Spirit on him; He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Isaiah 44: 3

For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

Isaiah 48: 16

Come closer to me, and listen! From the beginning I did not speak secretly, From the beginning of these things I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent me with his Spirit.

Isaiah 59: 19-21

The name of the LORD will be feared from the west, and his glory from the rising sun; When the enemy comes like a river, the Spirit of the Lord will put him to flight.

A Redeemer will come for Zion, for those of Jacob who will be converted from their sins, says the Lord.

This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My Spirit, which rests on you, and my words, which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your children, nor from the mouth of the children of your children, declares the LORD, from now on and forevermore.

Isaiah 61: 1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good tidings to the poor; He sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives, And deliverance to prisoners;

Isaiah 63:10

But they were rebellious, they grieved his holy Spirit; And he became their enemy, he fought against them.

Isaiah 63: 11

Then his people remembered the old days of Moses: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among them;

Ezekiel 2: 2

As soon as he spoke these words to me, the Spirit entered me and made me stand on my feet; and I heard the one talking to me.

Ezekiel 3: 12-14

And the Spirit lifted me up, and behind me I heard a great uproar, Blessed be the glory of the LORD out of his place of abode.

I heard the sound of the animals’ wings banging against each other, the sound of the wheels near them, and the sound of a great tumult.

The Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. I was angry and angry, and the hand of the Lord worked on me with power.

Ezekiel 3: 24

The Spirit entered me, and made me stand on my feet. And the Lord spoke to me, and said to me, Go and shut yourself in your house.

Ezekiel 8: 3

He stretched out the shape of a hand, and grabbed me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and carried me, in divine visions, to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate, on the north side, where was the idol of jealousy, which excites the jealousy of the Lord.

Ezekiel 11: 1

The Spirit took me up, and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looks east. And behold, at the entrance of the gate there were twenty and five men; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelathiah the son of Benaiah, chiefs of the people.

Ezekiel 11: 24

The Spirit took me up, and carried me to Chaldea to the captives, in a vision by the Spirit of God; and the vision I had seen vanished above me.

Ezekiel 36: 26-27

I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the heart of stone out of your body, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

I will put my Spirit in you, and I will cause you to follow my ordinances, and to keep and to do my laws.

Ezekiel 37: 1

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and the Lord carried me up by his Spirit, and set me down in the midst of a valley full of bones.

Ezekiel 37: 9-10

He said to me: Prophesy, and speak to the Spirit! prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Spirit, come from the four winds, blow on these dead, and let them live again!

I prophesied as he commanded me. And the Spirit entered into them, and they came to life, and they stood on their feet: it was a great army, very many.

Ezekiel 37: 14

I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live; and I will restore you to your land, and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and done, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 39: 29

And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 43: 5

Then the Spirit took me up and carried me into the inner court. And behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.

Joel 2: 28-29

After that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your elders will have dreams, And your young men will have visions.

Even on male and female servants, in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

Haggai 2: 5

I remain true to the covenant which I made with you When you came out of Egypt, And my Spirit is among you; Don’t be afraid!

Zechariah 4: 6

Then he answered and said unto me, This is the word which the LORD spake unto Zerubbabel, It is neither by power nor by might, but by my Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

John 3: 5-8

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is Spirit.

Do not be surprised that I told you: You must be born again.

The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound; but you do not know where it comes from, or where it is going. So it is with every man who is born of the Spirit.

John 3: 34

for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, because God does not give him the Spirit in measure.

John 6: 63

It is the Spirit who quickens; the flesh is of no use. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

John 7: 39

He said this of the Spirit which were to be received by those who believe in him; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Acts 2: 1-2

On the day of Pentecost, they were all together in one place.

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven like that of a rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Acts 2: 17-18

In the last days, says God, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your young men will have visions, And your elders will have dreams.

Yea, upon my servants and upon my maidservants in those days I will pour out of my Spirit; and they will prophesy.

Actes 20: 22

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

Romans 1: 4

and declared the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead), Jesus Christ our Lord,

Romans 8: 9

For you, you do not live according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, if at least the Spirit of God dwells in you. If anybody doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he doesn’t belong to him.

Romans 8: 16

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

Romans 8: 26-27

In the same way also the Spirit helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what it is appropriate for us to ask in our prayers. But the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible sighs;

and he who searches hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because according to God he intercedes for the saints.

Romans 15: 30

I urge you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to fight with me, addressing prayers to God on my behalf,

1 Corinthians 14: 2

In fact, he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, for no one understands him, and it is in the Spirit that he speaks mysteries.

2 Corinthians 3: 17-18

Now, the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

All of us who, with our faces uncovered, contemplate the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, we are transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.

Galatians 4: 6

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who cries out: Abba! Dad!

Ephesians 2:22

In him you are also built to be a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 3: 5

It was not made manifest to the sons of men in other generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the holy apostles and prophets of Christ.

Ephesians 6: 17

take also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Colossians 1: 8

and who has taught us how charity the Spirit animates you.

2 Thessalonians 2: 13

For us, beloved brethren of the Lord, we must give thanks to God continually for you, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation, by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

1 Timothy 3: 16

And, without a doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He who was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed in the world, lifted up in glory.

2 Timothy 1: 7

For it is not a spirit of timidity that God has given us, but a Spirit of strength, love and wisdom.

Hebrews 9: 14

how much more will the blood of Christ, which by an everlasting Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, that you may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10: 29

What worse punishment do you think will be judged worthy whoever treads on the Son of God, who holds the blood of the covenant to be profane, by which he has been sanctified, and who has outraged the Spirit of God? Grace?

James 4: 5

Do you believe that the Scripture speaks in vain? It is with jealousy that God cherishes the Spirit which He made to dwell in us.

1 Peter 1: 2

and who are elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, that they may become obedient, and participate in the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace and peace be upon you multiplied!

1 Peter 3: 18

Christ also suffered for sins once, he righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God, having been put to death as to the flesh, but having been made alive as to the Spirit,

1 Peter 4: 6

For the gospel was also preached to the dead, that after being judged as men as to the flesh, they might live according to God as to the Spirit.

1 John 3: 24

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him; and we know that he abides in us by the Spirit that he has given us.

1 John 4: 6

We are of God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us: it is by this that we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 5: 7-8

For there are three that testify: 

8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

Revelation 2: 7

He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Revelation 11: 11

After the three and a half days a Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

Spirit of advice

Isaiah 11: 2

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord.

Spirit of fear of the Lord

Isaiah 11: 2

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord

Spirit of God

Genesis 1: 2

The earth was formless and empty: there was darkness on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the waters.

Genesis 41: 38

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Shall we find a man like this, having in him the Spirit of God?

Exodus 31: 3

I have filled it with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge for all kinds of works,

Exodus 35: 31

He filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge for all kinds of works.

Numbers 24: 2

Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel encamped among his tribes. Then the Spirit of God was upon him.

1 Samuel 10: 10

When they arrived at Gibeah, behold, a company of prophets came to meet him. The Spirit of God seized him, and he prophesied among them.

1 Samuel 11: 6

As soon as Saul heard these things, he was seized by the Spirit of God, and his anger was greatly inflamed.

1 Samuel 19: 20

Saul sent people to take David. They saw an assembly of prophets prophesying, led by Samuel. The Spirit of God seized Saul’s envoys, and they also began to prophesy themselves.

1 Samuel 19: 23

And he walked towards Najoth, near Rama. The Spirit of God was also upon him; and Saul continued on his way, prophesying, until he came to Najoth near Rama.

2 Chronicles 15: 1

The Spirit of God was upon Azariah the son of Obed,

2 Chronicles 24: 20

Zechariah, son of the priest Jehojada, was clothed with the Spirit of God; and he stood before the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God: Why are ye breaking the commandments of the LORD? You will not prosper; for you have forsaken the LORD, and he will forsake you.

Job 33: 4

The Spirit of God created me, And the breath of the Almighty animates me.

Ezekiel 11: 24

The Spirit took me up, and carried me to Chaldea to the captives, in a vision by the Spirit of God; and the vision I had seen vanished above me.

Matthew 3: 16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came out of the water. And behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

Matthew 12: 28

But, if it’s by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Romans 8: 9

For you, you do not live according to the flesh, but according to the spirit, if at least the Spirit of God dwells in you. If anybody doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he doesn’t belong to him.

Romans 8: 14

for all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Romans 15: 19

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and the neighboring countries to Illyria I have widely spread the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2: 10-14

For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding]. 11 For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God. 

13 We also speak of these things, not in words taught or supplied by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual thoughts with spiritual words [for those being guided by the Holy Spirit].

14 But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters]. 

1 Corinthians 3: 16

Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 6: 11

And that’s what you were, some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 7:40

She is happier, however, if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I also believe I have the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 12: 3

This is why I tell you that no one, if he speaks by the Spirit of God, says: Jesus is anathema! and that no one can say: Jesus is the Lord! except by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3: 3

You are evidently a letter of Christ, written, by our ministry, not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of flesh, on hearts.

Ephesians 4: 30

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Philippians 3: 3

For we are the circumcised, who worship God by the Spirit of God, who glorify ourselves in Christ Jesus, and who do not put our trust in the flesh.

1 Peter 4: 14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are happy, because the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God, rests on you.

1 John 4: 2

Recognize the Spirit of God by this: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ that has come in the flesh is of God;

Spirit of Grace

Zechariah 12: 10

I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.

Hebrews 10: 29

How much greater punishment do you think he will deserve who has rejected and trampled under foot the Son of God, and has considered unclean and common the blood of the covenant that [d]sanctified him, and has insulted the Spirit of grace [who imparts the unmerited favor and blessing of God]?

Spirit of intelligence

Exodus 31: 3

I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Exodus 35: 31

and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and skill, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge in all [areas of] craftsmanship,

Isaiah 11: 2

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord

Isaiah 40: 13-14

Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or has taught Him as His counselor?

14  With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him? Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge and informed Him of the way of understanding?

Spirit of justice

Isaiah 11: 1-4

Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father],

And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord

3 And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, and He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

4 But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth; and He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

Isaiah 28: 6

A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment [administering the law], a strength to those who drive back the battle at the gate.

Isaiah 42: 1

Here is my servant, whom I will uphold, My chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I put my mind on him; He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Micah 3: 8

But I am full of strength, with the Spirit of the Lord; I am filled with righteousness and strength, to make known to Jacob his iniquity, and to Israel his sin.

Matthew 12: 18

Behold, my Servant whom I have chosen; my Beloved in whom my soul is well-pleased;I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations

Romans 14: 17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy, by the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5: 5

For us, it is from faith that we await, through the Spirit, the hope of justice.

For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]. 

Spirit of knowledge

Isaiah 11: 2

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord

1 Corinthians 12: 8

Indeed, to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom; to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

Spirit of love

2 Timothy 1: 7

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].

Spirit of strength

Micah 3: 8

But I am full of strength, with the Spirit of the Lord, full of righteousness and strength, to make known to Jacob his crime, and to Israel his sin.

But in fact, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

2 Timothy 1: 7

For it is not a spirit of timidity that God has given us but a Spirit of strength, love, and wisdom.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind, and self-control].

Spirit of revelation

Ephesians 1: 17-18

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in his knowledge,

18 and let him light up the eyes of your heart, that you may know what hope is attached to his call, how rich is the glory of his inheritance which he reserves for the saints,

I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son]. 

18 And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),

Spirit of supplication

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.

Spirit of the Lord

Judges 3: 10

The spirit of the Lord was upon him. He became a judge in Israel, and he went to war. The LORD delivered Cuschan Rischeathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand was mighty against Cuschan Rischeathaim.

Judges 6: 34

Gideon was clothed with the Spirit of the Lord; he sounded the trumpet, and Abiezer was summoned to walk after him.

Judges 11: 29

The Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh; he passed to Mizpeh Gilead; and from Mizpe-gilead he marched against the children of Ammon.

Judges 13: 25

And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Machane Dan, between Tsorea and Eschthaol.

Judges 14: 6

The Spirit of the Lord took hold of Samson, and, having nothing in his hand, Samson tore the lion as one tear a kid. He did not tell his father and mother what he had done.

Judges 14: 19

The Spirit of the Lord seized him, and he came down to Askalon. There he killed thirty men, took their remains, and gave the change of clothes to those who had explained the riddle. He was on fire with anger, and he went up to his father’s house.

Judges 15: 14

When he got to Lehi, the Philistines cried out to meet him. Then the Spirit of the Lord took hold of him. The cords in his arms became like flax burnt in the fire, and his bonds fell from his hands.

1 Samuel 10: 6

The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you; you will prophesy with them, and you will be turned into another man.

1 Samuel 16: 13

Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him among his brethren. The Spirit of the Lord came upon David, from that day on and on. Samuel got up, and went to Rama.

1 Samuel 16: 14

The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, who was moved by an evil spirit from the Lord.

2 Samuel 23: 2

The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me, and his word is on my tongue.

1 Kings 18: 12

Then, when I have left you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away I do not know where; and I will go and tell Ahab, who will not find you, and who will kill me. Yet your servant feared the Lord from his youth.

1 Kings 22: 24

Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah came up and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Where did the Spirit of the Lord come out from me to speak to you?

2 Kings 2: 16

They said unto him, Behold, there are among thy servants fifty mighty men; do you want them to go find your master? Maybe the Spirit of the Lord took him up and threw him on some mountain or some valley. He replied: Do not send them.

2 Chronicles 18: 23

Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah came up and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, By what way did the Spirit of the Lord come out of me to speak to you?

2 Chronicles 20: 14

Then the Spirit of the Lord seized in the midst of the assembly Jachaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Matthaniah, the Levite, of the children of Asaph.

Isaiah 11: 2

The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 40: 13

Who has searched the Spirit of the Lord, and who has instructed him with his counsel?

Isaiah 59: 19

The name of the LORD will be feared from the west, and his glory from the rising sun; When the enemy comes like a river, the Spirit of the Lord will put him to flight.

Isaiah 63: 14

Like the beast that descends into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord has brought them to rest. This is how you have led your people, to make yourself a glorious name.

Ezekiel 11: 5

Then the Spirit of the Lord fell on me. And he said unto me, Say, Thus saith the LORD: So sayest thou, O house of Israel! And what comes to mind, I know.

Micah 2: 7

Is it being said, O house of Jacob: Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Or are these [prophesied judgments] His doings?’ Do not My words do good to the one walking uprightly?

Micah 3: 8

But in fact, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

Spirit of Truth

John 14: 16-17

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another [c]Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

Spirit of wisdom

Exodus 28: 3

And thou shalt speak unto all the clever men whom I have filled with the Spirit of wisdom, and they shall put on Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may exercise the priesthood before me.

Exodus 31: 3

I have filled it with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge for all kinds of works,

Exodus 35: 31

He filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge for all kinds of works.

Deuteronomy 34: 9

Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the Spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. The children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Isaiah 11: 2

The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord.

Ephesians 1: 17-18

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in his knowledge,

18 and let him light up the eyes of your heart, that you may know what hope is attached to his call, how rich is the glory of his inheritance which he reserves for the saints,

2 Timothy 1: 7

For it is not a spirit of timidity that God has given us, but a spirit of strength, love and wisdom.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].