'Holy Spirit' in the Bible

The birth of [Jesus] Christ came about thus. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they came together she was discovered to be pregnant by the holy Spirit.

but after he had planned this, there appeared an angel of the Lord to him in a dream saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her comes from the holy Spirit.

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.

Whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit will never be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the world to come.

go and make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the holy Spirit,

I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the holy Spirit."

but whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit is never forgiven, he is guilty of an eternal sin."

David himself said in the holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'

Now when they carry you off to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; say whatever comes to your lips at the moment, for he who speaks is not you but the holy Spirit.

for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, he will drink neither wine nor strong drink, he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth;

The angel answered her, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Most High will overshadow you; hence what is born will be called holy, Son of God.

and when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb. Then Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit;

And Zechariah his father was filled with the holy Spirit; he prophesied in these words,

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Symeon, an upright and devout man, who was on the outlook for the Consolation of Israel. The holy Spirit was upon him;

indeed it had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he was not to see death before he had seen the Lord messiah.

John said to them all, "I baptize you with water, but after me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.

and the holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my son, the Beloved, to-day have I become thy father."

From the Jordan Jesus came back full of the holy Spirit,

He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,

Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father give the holy Spirit from heaven to those who ask him?"

Everyone also who says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven for it, but he who blasphemes against the holy Spirit will never be forgiven.

for the holy Spirit will teach you at that hour what you should say."

I myself did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting, that is he who baptizes with the holy Spirit.'

but the Helper, the holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and recall to you everything I have said.

And with these words he breathed on them, and added, "Receive the holy Spirit!

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,

endurance produces character, and character produces hope ??5 a hope which never disappoints us, since God's love floods our hearts through the holy Spirit which has been given to us.

I am telling the truth in Christ ??it is no lie, my conscience bears me out in the holy Spirit

The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, that you may be overflowing with hope by the power of the holy Spirit!

as a priest of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the service of God's gospel. My aim is to make the Gentiles an acceptable offering, consecrated by the holy Spirit.

Do you not know your body is the temple of the holy Spirit within you ??the Spirit you have received from God? You are not your own,

so I tell you now, that no one is speaking in the Spirit of God when he cries, 'Cursed be Jesus,' and that no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except in the holy Spirit.

with innocence, insight, patience, kindness, the holy Spirit, unaffected love,

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with you all.

You also have heard the message of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and in him you also by your faith have been stamped with the seal of the long-promised holy Spirit

And do not vex God's holy Spirit, by whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.

for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),

and you started to copy us and the Lord, welcoming the word, though it brought you heavy trouble, with a joy inspired by the holy Spirit.

hence, he who disregards this, disregards not man but the God who gave you his holy Spirit.

Keep the great securities of your faith intact, by aid of the holy Spirit that dwells within us.

and he saved us, not for anything we had done but from his own pity for us, by the water that means regeneration and renewal under the holy Spirit

while God corroborated their testimony with signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, distributing the holy Spirit as it pleased him.

Therefore, as the holy Spirit says, To-day, when you hear his voice,

For in the case of people who have been once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly Gift, who participated in the holy Spirit,

By this the holy Spirit means that the way into the Holiest Presence was not disclosed so long as the first tent

Besides, we have the testimony of the holy Spirit; for after saying,

to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!

for prophecy never came by human impulse, it was when carried away by the holy Spirit that the holy men of God spoke.

But do you, beloved, build up yourselves on your most holy faith and pray in the holy Spirit,