'Holy' in the Bible

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

David himself says by the Holy Spirit:The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right handuntil I put Your enemies under Your feet.’

So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say. On the contrary, whatever is given to you in that hour—say it. For it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lordand will never drink wine or beer.He will be filled with the Holy Spiritwhile still in his mother’s womb.

The angel replied to her:“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.Therefore, the holy One to be bornwill be called the Son of God.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

because the Mighty Onehas done great things for me,and His name is holy.

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

just as He spoke by the mouthof His holy prophets in ancient times;

He has dealt mercifully with our fathersand remembered His holy covenant—

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah.

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:You are My beloved Son.I take delight in You!

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

“Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:Father,Your name be honored as holy.Your kingdom come.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.”

I didn’t know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!”

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit—the Father will send Him in My name—will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.

I am no longer in the world,but they are in the world,and I am coming to You.Holy Father,protect them by Your namethat You have given Me,so that they may be one as We are one.

After saying this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

because You will not leave me in Hadesor allow Your Holy One to see decay.

Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear.

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you.

Heaven must welcome Him until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about by the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning.

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:

You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David Your servant:Why did the Gentiles rageand the peoples plot futile things?

“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

while You stretch out Your hand for healing, signs, and wonders to be performed through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

The proposal pleased the whole company. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch.

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

“Then the Lord said to him:Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.

But Stephen, filled by the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw God’s glory, with Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said,

After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

So Ananias left and entered the house. Then he placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you can regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and it increased in numbers.

They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was divinely directed by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.

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

The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.

As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them to.”

Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

Then Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at the sorcerer

Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.

And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us.

For it was the Holy Spirit’s decision—and ours—to put no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to prophesy.

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into Gentile hands.’”

shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has profaned this holy place.”

Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit correctly spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors

which He promised long ago through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures—

This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit—

Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy, so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Greet one another with a holy kiss.All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.

Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

For the unbelieving husband is set apart for God by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart for God by the husband. Otherwise your children would be corrupt, but now they are set apart for God.

and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

Therefore I am informing you 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.

All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

by purity, by knowledge,by patience, by kindness,by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

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

For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love