For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Think not that I came to spread peace on the earth. I came not to spread peace, but a sword.

For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

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 shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

But you say, "Whoever tells his father or his mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me has been given to God,"

And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."

"Lord, take pity on my son, for he has violent seizures and suffers intense pain. He often falls into a fire or into water. [Note: This man was also dominated by an evil spirit. See verse 18].

And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

Then Jesus' disciples came to Him privately and said, "Why could we not drive out that evil spirit?"

But an evil spirit of this kind is only driven out by prayer and fasting."

and hand Him over to the Gentiles to be made sport of and scourged and crucified; and on the third day He will be raised to life."

They brought the donkey and its colt and spread their clothing on them, and Jesus mounted the colt.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not spread:

His lord answered and said unto him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not spread:

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Then the Governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and called together the whole battalion to make sport of Him.

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, “Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!”

After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.

And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

But Jesus rebuked the spirit: "Be silent! Come out from him."

And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

The soil yields its crop, first the green sprout, then the ears of grain, and then the kernels in the ears.

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

a man with an impure spirit, who kept among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains:

For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

Then He asked [the evil spirit], "What is your name?" And he answered Him, "My name is 'Legion,' [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for there are many of us [i.e., evil spirits]."

The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened;

And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

But you say, "If anyone tells his father or mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me is Corban,"' (that is, an offering to God)

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.

And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.

Then Jesus charged them to tell no one; but the more He charged them, all the more did they spread the news far and wide.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

Whenever it brings on a seizure, it throws him to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes stiff. So I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they didn't have the power."

And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

The spirit has often thrown him into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have pity on us and help us!"

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"

"An evil spirit of this kind," He answered, "can only be driven out by prayer."

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote you this commandment [only] because of the rebellious spirit of you [Jews].

they will insult Him in cruel sport, spit on Him, scourge Him, and put Him to death; but on the third day He will rise to life again."

Then they brought the colt to Jesus and spread their clothing on it and He mounted it.

And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

And when they lead you to judgment , and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

He will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare [the supper] for us there.”

And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.

Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.

And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were ridiculing and mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself!

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

At noon darkness spread over the whole country, and lasted until three in the afternoon.

And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,

and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, 'Truly this man was Son of God.'

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.