'Holy Spirit' in the Bible

down to the day when, after issuing his orders by the holy Spirit to the disciples whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

"for John baptized with water, but not many days after this you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit."

You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

"My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

and they were all filled with the holy Spirit ??they began to speak in foreign tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to express themselves.

Uplifted then by God's right hand, and receiving from the Father the long-promised holy Spirit, he has poured on us what you now see and hear.)

"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

Then Peter, filled with the holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

who said to our fathers by the holy Spirit through the lips of thy servant David, Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples vainly conspire?

At their prayer the place of meeting was shaken, and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, speaking God's word fearlessly;

"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan filled your heart and made you cheat the holy Spirit by appropriating some of the money paid for the land?

To these facts we bear witness, with the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."

This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nikolaos a proselyte from Antioch;

Stiff-necked, uncircumcised in heart and ear, you are always resisting the holy Spirit! As with your fathers, so with you!

He, full of the holy Spirit, gazed up at heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand.

who came down and prayed that the Samaritans might receive the holy Spirit.

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the holy Spirit.

Now Simon noticed that the holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands; so he brought them money,

saying, "Let me share this power too, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the holy Spirit."

So Ananias went off and entered the house, laying his hands on him with these words, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord, by Jesus who appeared to you on the road, to let you regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

Now, all over Judaea, Galilee, and Samaria, the church enjoyed peace; it was consolidated, inspired by reverence for the Lord and by its invocation of the holy Spirit, and so increased in numbers.

you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.

While Peter was still speaking, the holy Spirit fell upon all who listened to what he said.

Now the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed that the gift of the holy Spirit had actually been poured out on the Gentiles ??46 for they heard them speak with 'tongues' and magnify God. At this Peter asked,

"Can anyone refuse water for the baptism of these people ??people who have received the holy Spirit just as we ourselves have?"

Now just as I began to speak, the holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us at the beginning;

and I remembered the saying of the Lord, that 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit.'

(for he was a good man, full of the holy Spirit and faith). Considerable numbers of people were brought in for the Lord.

As they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Come! set me apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

Sent out thus by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

So Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the holy Spirit, looked steadily at him

As for the disciples, they were filled with joy and the holy Spirit.

The God who reads the hearts of all attested this by giving them the holy Spirit just as he gave it to us;

The holy Spirit and we have decided not to impose any extra burden on you, apart from these essential requirements:

They crossed Phrygia and the country of Galatia, the holy Spirit having stopped them from preaching the word in Asia;

whom he asked, "Did you receive the holy Spirit when you believed?" "No," they said, "we never even heard of its existence."

and after Paul laid his hands on them the holy Spirit came upon them, they spoke with 'tongues' and prophesied.

Only, I know this, that in town after town the holy Spirit testifies to me that bonds and troubles are awaiting me.

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.

He came to us, took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Here is the word of the holy Spirit: 'So shall the Jews bind the owner of this girdle at Jerusalem and hand him over to the Gentiles'."

As they could not agree among themselves, they were turning to go away, when Paul added this one word: "It was an apt word that the holy Spirit spoke by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,