'Spirit' in the Bible

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.

The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you?”

Then the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.

When these events were over, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. “After I’ve been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well!”

“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, bound in my spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,

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.

So we found some disciples and stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

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.’”

For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, and no angel or spirit, but the Pharisees affirm them all.

The shouting grew loud, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party got up and argued vehemently: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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

and who has been declared to be the powerful Son of God by the resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness.

For God, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about His Son, is my witness that I constantly mention you,

On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter. That man’s praise is not from men but from God.

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.

But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.

in order that the law’s requirement would be accomplished in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

For those who live according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit.

For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.

for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

All those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”

The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,

And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings.

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

as it is written:God gave them a spirit of insensitivity,eyes that cannot seeand ears that cannot hear,to this day.

Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.

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.

by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.

Now I appeal to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf.

My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,

Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man that is in him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

For though I am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already decided about the one who has done this thing as though I were present.

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus,

turn that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

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,

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.

But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

Now concerning what comes from the Spirit: brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

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.

Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial:

to one is given a message of wisdomthrough the Spirit,to another, a message of knowledgeby the same Spirit,

to another, faith by the same Spirit,to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For the person who speaks in another language is not speaking to men but to God, since no one understands him; however, he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.

So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

What then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with my understanding.

Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit, how will the uninformed person say “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.

He has also sealed us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.

It is clear that you are Christ’s letter, produced by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God—not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.

He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.

And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

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

Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.

For this reason we have been comforted.In addition to our comfort, we rejoiced even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.

For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly!

I urged Titus to come, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit and in the same footsteps?

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

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh?

So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.

because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Brothers, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.