'Holy Spirit' in the Bible

Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit.

but while he was revolving this in his mind, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, the off-spring of David, don't make any difficulty of taking Mary for thy wife: for her pregnancy is from the holy Spirit.

wherefore I declare to you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but blaspheming the holy Spirit

shall not be forgiven them. and if any one speaks against the son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speaks against the holy spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that to come.

for David himself, who was inspired by the holy spirit, has this expression, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand till I make thy enemies thy foot-stool."

now when they shall lead you to deliver you up, be not sollicitous about your defence, don't premeditate upon it; but what shall be suggested to you at the very occasion, that deliver: for it is not you that will plead, but the holy spirit.

he shall appear as a divine messenger. he shall drink neither wine, nor any other strong liquor: he shall be filled with the holy spirit, even from his infancy:

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

Then Zacharias his father, inspired by the holy spirit, vented his divine enthusiasm in these words.

to him it was revealed by the holy spirit, that he should not die till he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.

he address'd himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water; but there is one coming, who is superiour to me, whose shoes I am unworthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the holy spirit, under the appearance of fire.

and the holy spirit descended upon him in a corporeal form like a dove. and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son, in thee I am well pleased.

Now Jesus being full of the holy spirit, return'd from Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the desart,

if ye then, wicked as ye are, know how to give what is proper to your children: how much more shall your heavenly father give the holy spirit to them that ask him?

and whoever shall cast a reflection upon the son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but as for him, that shall blaspheme the holy spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

for the holy spirit shall instruct you on the very occasion, what is proper to be said.

I had not known him: but he that sent me to baptize with water, had told me, "upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the holy spirit."

but the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send for my sake, he will explain every thing to you, and make you remember, all that I have told you.

and when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "receive ye the holy spirit.

after he had given the apostles he had chosen, the orders they were to execute by the holy spirit.

but ye shall receive the influence of the holy spirit, which will descend upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the father the promise of the holy spirit, he has diffused that spirit, the effects of which ye now see and hear.

Peter replied, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit.

then Peter filled with the holy spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and senators of Israel,

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled, trembled; they were all filled with the holy spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

and we are his witnesses in what we say, and so is the holy spirit, whom God hath given to those that obey him.

wherefore, brethren, chuse out of your number seven persons of good reputation, full of the holy spirit and wisdom, who may have the management of this affair:

this proposition pleased the whole assembly: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch.

stubborn people, whose hearts and ears like the uncircumcised, are always averse to the holy spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

but he, full of the holy spirit, fix'd his eyes towards heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

who upon their arrival, prayed for them that they might receive the holy spirit.

Jesus) the apostles therefore gave them imposition of hands, and they received the holy spirit.

when Simon saw that the holy spirit was given by imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money, saying,

give me too this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands he may receive the holy spirit.

Ananias therefore departed, and being arrived at the house, he put his hands on Saul, and said, brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus that appeared to you on your journey hither, hath sent me, that you might obtain your sight, and be filled with the holy spirit.

Then the churches in all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, were unmolested and establish'd, and by their religious conduct, and the assistance of the holy spirit, grew more extensive.

how Jesus of Nazareth divinely inspired by the holy spirit, and with miraculous power, went about doing good, and healing all that were under the oppression of the devil: because God was with him.

Peter was yet speaking, when the holy spirit descended on all that heard him.

all the Jewish converts, who came with Paul, were astonished to see that the gift of the holy spirit was diffused likewise among the Gentiles.

then Peter said, can we refuse the water of baptism to such as have received the holy spirit as well as we?

and while I was speaking to them, the holy spirit descended upon them, as it did on us, at the beginning.

then I remember'd that expression of the Lord, "John baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the holy spirit."

for he was a good man, and full of the holy spirit and of faith: so that many converts were added to the church.

as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy spirit said to them, separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have destin'd them.

being thus appointed missionarys by the holy spirit, they went to Seleucia, where they embark'd for Cyprus.

then Saul, who was nam'd likewise Paul, full of the holy spirit, look'd fixedly upon him,

and the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy spirit.

God who knows their hearts has granted them a testimonial, by giving them the holy spirit, even as he did to us:

for by the holy spirit it seemed good to us, to lay no greater burthen upon you, than these necessary injunctions;

but after they had travers'd Phrygia and Galatia, they were order'd by the holy spirit not to preach the gospel in Asia:

did you receive the holy spirit, when you made profession of your faith? they answer'd, we have not so much as heard of a holy spirit.

and Paul having given them imposition of hands, the holy spirit came upon them, and they spoke foreign languages, and prophesied:

save what the holy spirit in every city declares, "that bonds and afflictions wait for me."

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

we staid seven days with the disciples we met there: who told Paul from the holy spirit, that he should not go to Jerusalem.

when taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "thus saith the holy spirit, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, that owns this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles."

so not being able to agree, they retir'd, upon Paul's having told them, that the holy spirit had very justly said to our fathers by the prophet Esaias,

but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead:

now hope will not deceive us, because the love of God is diffused thro' our hearts, by the holy spirit which is given to us;

I call Christ, and the holy spirit to witness with my conscience, that I speak the truth without guile, when I say,

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy spirit.

to be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating the gospel of God, that the Gentiles might be made an acceptable offering, being sanctified by the holy spirit.

this is what we declare, not in the words which human wisdom, but which the holy spirit dictates; explaining spiritual things in a spiritual language.

what! know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holy spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

wherefore I give you to understand, that no man who has the spirit of God, can pronounce Jesus anathema: and that no man can acknowledge Jesus to be the Lord, but by the holy spirit.

the favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. amen.

by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:

grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance:

since the gospel we preach'd, did not consist only of words, but was fully confirm'd by miracles and gifts of the holy spirit, you yourselves being witnesses, what we did among you and for you.

and you imitated us, and were imitators of the Lord, having receiv'd the word, notwithstanding all your afflictions, with that alacrity, which the holy spirit inspires.

he therefore that violates these precepts, does not despise man, but God, who has endued me with his holy spirit.

that valuable depositum do you preserve by the holy spirit, which resides in us.

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

God also giving an additional testimony both by signs, by prodigies, by divers miracles, and gifts of the holy spirit, which he distributes as he pleases.

Wherefore as the holy spirit saith, "since to-day you hear his voice,

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned, and have received the heavenly gifts, communicated by the holy spirit,

the holy spirit showing thereby, that the way to the holy of holys, was not yet open, while the first tabernacle was standing.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the holy spirit offered himself a spotless victim to God, purify our souls from deadly sins, to serve the living God?

and this is what the holy spirit declares, when after having said,

and were answer'd, that it was not they, but we, who were concern'd in the events which they predicted, events which have been now represented to you by those, whom the holy spirit from heaven inspired to preach the gospel to you: a secret which the angels desire to penetrate into.

You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour;

from the prophet's OWN MOTION; but the holy men of God spoke by the IMPULSE of the holy spirit.

As for you who have receiv'd the unction of the holy spirit, you know the whole affair.

but you, my brethren, improve yourselves in your most holy faith, present your addresses by the holy spirit,