So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Look at my hands and my feet; it's me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have."

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear.

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

For there are three that testify,

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

and said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And after he said this he breathed his last.

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

Who will contend with me? If anyone can, I will be silent and die.

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!