17 Bible Verses about Examples Of Life In The Spirit

Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

And immediately the Spirit casts Him out into the wilderness.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, tempted by the devil forty days.

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul took delight: I will place my Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the Gentiles. He will not strive, nor scream, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets. The bruised reed He will not break, and He will not quench the smoking wick, until He may send forth judgment unto victory.read more.
And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and dumb: and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw. And all the multitudes were astonished, and continued to say, Is not this the son of David? And the Pharisees hearing, said, This man casts not out demons, except through Beelzebul the prince of the demons. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself comes to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? lf I through Beelzebul cast out demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I through the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.

And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee.And the fame concerning Him went throughout the whole country. And He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all. And He came into Nazareth, where He was brought up: and according to the custom to Him, He came into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up to read.read more.
And the Book of Isaiah the prophet was given to Him; and having opened the book, He found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, and to set at liberty them that are bruised,

At the same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and revealed them to babes: yea, Father, because it was thus pleasing in thy sight.

Jesus, the one from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil: because God is with Him.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and the same man was righteous and godly, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him; and it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord. And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and while the parents are bringing in the little child Jesus, that they may do according to the provisions of law concerning Him,

Then Peter being full of the Holy Spirit said to them, Ye rulers of the people and elders,

And Peter meditating concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men are seeking thee; but rising up, come down, and go with them, doubting nothing: because I have sent them. And Peter having come down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom you are seeking: what is the cause on account of which you are present?read more.
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, and being of good report by all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for thee to come into his house, and to hear words with thee. Then having called them in, he lodged them. And on the following day, rising up he went out with them, and certain ones of the brethren, who were from Joppa went along with him. And on the following day they came into Caesarea; and Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his own relatives and near friends. And when it came to pass that Peter was coming in, Cornelius meeting him, falling down at his feet, worshiped. And Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I also am a man. And conversing with him, he came in, and finds many having come together; and he said to them, You know how it is an unlawful thing for a Jewish man to associate with, or come to one of another nation; and God has shown me not to call any man unconsecrated or unclean. Therefore indeed, being sent for, I came unhesitatingly. Then I make inquiry for what word did you send for me? And Cornelius said, From the fourth day until this hour, indeed the ninth, I was praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in shining apparel, and says, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God. Therefore send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon the tanner by the sea. Then I immediately sent for thee; and thou hast done well being present. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things which have been commanded thee of the Lord. And Peter, opening his mouth, said, In truth I apprehend that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation the one fearing him, and working righteousness, is acceptable to him; the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ: he is Lord of all. This word you know, which was throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; Jesus, the one from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil: because God is with Him. And we are witnesses in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they even slew, hanging him on the wood. God raised him on the third day, and gave him to be made manifest; not to all the people, but to the witnesses having been chosen of God, to us, who ate and drank along with him after He arose from the dead: and He commanded us to preach to the people, and to witness that He is the One ordained of God the Judge of the living and the dead. And to Him give all the prophets witness, that every one believing on him receives the remission of sins through His name. Peter yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all those hearing the word.

And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, the Antiochian proselyte, whom they placed before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands on them. And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied exceedingly in Jerusalem, and a great multitude of the priests were obedient unto the faith.read more.
And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and miracles among the people. And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen, and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking.

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, and looking up to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

And they praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest; and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word. And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas,

because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord. And he went away to Tarsus, to hunt up Saul: and having found him, led him to Antioch. And it happened unto them, a whole year indeed they assembled in the church, and taught a great multitude: and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.read more.
And during those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas, and Symeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manahem, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And they ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate unto me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then they having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, sent them away.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no more burden than these necessary things,