16 Bible Verses about The Holy Spirit, And Prayer

For ye have not received the Spirit of servitude again for fear; but have received the Spirit of adoption as a son, in which we cry, Abba, Father.

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

And I poured out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplications: and they looked to me whom they pierced, and they mourned for him as mourning for the only begotten, and being embittered for him as being embittered for the first-born.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I will acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: yes Father, for so was it benevolence before thee.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves on harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, singing and playing on the harp in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father;

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

Peter yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all hearing the word. And believers of the circumcision were affected in mind, as many as came with Peter, that also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out. For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,

And Paul having laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, and my mind is unfruitful. What therefore is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the mind: I will play on the harp in the spirit, and I will play also on the harp in the mind. When if thou praise in the spirit, how shall he filling the place of the private individual say Amen at thy thanksgiving) since he knows not what thou sayestread more.
For thou truly givest thanks well, but the other is not built up. I thank my God, speaking in tongues more than you all:

And likewise also the Spirit takes hold together, and assists our weaknesses: for what we would pray for as we ought, we know not, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. And he searching hearts knows what the thought of the Spirit, for according to God he supplicates for the holy ones.

We return thanks to God always for you all, making remembrance of you in our prayers continually; Remembering your work of faith, and fatigue of love, and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, of God your selection.read more.
For our good news was not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much complete certainty; as we know what we were among you for your sake.

And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as also upon us in the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, when he said, John truly immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed with the Holy Spirit. If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder Godread more.
And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.

By all prayer and supplication praying in all time in Spirit, and for this same watching vigilantly in all perseverance and supplication for the holy: And for me, that the word might be given me, in the opening of my mouth in freedom of speech, to make known the mystery of the good news, For which I am an ambassador in perplexity: that in it I might speak freely, as I ought to speak.

And I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by love of the Spirit, to fight together with me in prayers for me to God; That I might be saved from the unbelieving in Judea; and that my service for Jerusalem be acceptable to the holy ones; That in joy I might come to you by the will of God, and rest with you.

If then ye, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children; how much more the Father, be from heaven, will give the Holy Spirit to them asking him ?

And the sent in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John: Who, having gone down, prayed for them, that they receive the Holy Spirit (For not yet was it fallen upon any of them: only they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.)read more.
Then put they hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.