This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through [the] Holy Spirit.

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream [and] said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary [as] your wife, for the [One] conceived in her is from [the] Holy Spirit.

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come [One] more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit and with fire.

As soon as [Jesus] was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

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

“Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to [Jesus], and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

And calling His twelve disciples {to Him}, [Jesus] gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

But if I drive out demons by [the] Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against [the] Spirit {will} not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven [either] in this age [or] in the [one] to come.

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find [it].

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in [and] dwell there. And the final [plight] of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.

[Jesus] said to them, “How then {does} David in [the] Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? [For] he says:

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit [is] willing, but the body [is] weak.

When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up [His] spirit.

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

I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit.

As soon [as Jesus] came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

At once the Spirit drove [Jesus] into the wilderness,

Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

At this, the unclean spirit threw [the man] into convulsions [and] came out with a loud shriek

All [the people] were amazed [and] began to ask one another “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? He asked

And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out “You are the Son of God!

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit {will} never be forgiven; he is guilty [of] eternal sin.

[ Jesus made this statement ] because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.

As soon as [Jesus] got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, [who was] coming from the tombs.

For [Jesus] had already declared “Come out of [this] man {you} unclean spirit!

He gave them permission and the unclean spirits came out [and] went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the [water].

Then [Jesus] called the Twelve {to Him} and began to send them out two [by] two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

Instead, a woman whose little daughter had [an] unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, [and] she came [and] fell at His feet.

[Jesus] sighed deeply in His spirit [and] said, “Why {does} this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.

Someone in the crowd replied “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit [that makes him] mute.

So they brought him and seeing [Jesus], the spirit immediately threw [the boy] into a convulsion He fell to the ground [and] rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “[You] deaf and mute spirit, He said “I command you to come out and never enter him {again}.

Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘[The] Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

But when they arrest you [and] hand [you] over, {do} not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit [is] willing, but the body [is] weak.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine [or] strong drink, and he will be filled [with the] Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

And he will go on before [the Lord] in [the] spirit and power of Elijah, to turn [the] hearts of [the] fathers to [their] children and [the] disobedient to [the] wisdom of [the] righteous — to make ready a people prepared for [the] Lord.

The angel replied “[The] Holy Spirit will come upon you, and [the] power of [the] Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called [the] Son of God.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit.

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

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

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until [the] time of his public appearance to Israel.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, [who] [was] righteous and devout. He was waiting for [the] consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.

The Holy Spirit had revealed to him [that he would] not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

[Led by] the Spirit, he went into the temple [courts]. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

John answered all of them “I baptize you with water, but [One] more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with [the] Holy Spirit and with fire.

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.

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

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and [the] news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

“[The] Spirit of [the] Lord [is] on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to [the] poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to [the] captives and recovery of sight to [the] blind, to release [the] oppressed,

In the synagogue there was a man possessed by [the] spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

All [the people] were overcome with amazement and asked one another “What [is] this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!

They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

At that very hour [Jesus] healed many [people] of [their] diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many [who were] blind.

as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

For [Jesus] had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and [though] he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains [and] been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given [something] to eat.

A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions [so that] he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him [and] rarely departs from him.

Even while [the boy] was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Nevertheless, {do} not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

At that time [Jesus] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from [the] wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more {will} [your] Father in heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find [it]. Then it says, ‘I will return to [the] house I left.

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in [and] dwell there. And the final [plight] of that man is worse than the first.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.

and a woman there had been disabled [by a] spirit [for] eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight

Then Jesus called out in a loud voice “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.”</span> And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see — for a spirit {does} not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.

Then John testified “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

I myself {did} not know Him, but the [One who] sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘[The man] on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with [the] Holy Spirit.

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and [the] Spirit.

Flesh is born of flesh, [but] spirit is born of the Spirit.

The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes {from} [or] where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.

For the [One] whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for [God] gives the Spirit without limit.

But a time is coming and {has} now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

God [is] Spirit, and [His] worshipers must worship Him in spirit and [in] truth.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For [the] Spirit had not yet [been given], because Jesus {had} not yet been glorified.

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her {also} weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

[After] Jesus had said [this], He became troubled in spirit and testified “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive [Him], because it neither sees Him nor knows [Him]. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father — He will testify about Me.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished. And bowing [His] head, He yielded up [His] spirit.

[When] He had said this, He breathed on [them] and said “Receive [the] Holy Spirit.

until the day He was taken up [to heaven], after giving instructions through [the] Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with [the] Holy Spirit.

But you will receive power [when] the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to [the] ends of the earth.

Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through [the] mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

And they {were} all filled with [the] Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

In the last days God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit [and] has poured out what you now see and hear.

Peter replied “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

[You] spoke by [the] Holy Spirit through [the] mouth of Your servant, our father David ‘Why {do} the nations rage and [the] peoples plot in vain?

[After] they had prayed, [their] meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold [some] of the proceeds from the land?

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of [the] Lord? Peter [replied] “Look, the feet of the [men who] buried your husband [are] at the door, and they will carry you out [also]

Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing [the] sick and [those] tormented by unclean spirits, [and] all [of them] were healed.

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

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of [the] Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility [to them]

[This] proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [of the] Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert [to Judaism].

[but] they could not stand up to [his] wisdom [or] the Spirit by whom he spoke.

[You] stiff-necked [people] [with] uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers [did].

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

[While] they were stoning [him] Stephen appealed “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many [of the] paralyzed and lame were healed.

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive [the] Holy Spirit.

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

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

“Give {me} this power as well, he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay [my] hands may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to [that] chariot and stay by [it].

When they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord carried Philip {away}, and the eunuch saw him no more, [but] went on his way rejoicing.

[So] Ananias went to the house, and [when] he arrived he placed [his] hands on [Saul]. “Brother Saul, he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road [as] you were coming [here], has sent me so that you may see again and be filled [with the] Holy Spirit.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced [a time of] peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with [the] Holy Spirit and with power, [and] how [Jesus] went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

[While] Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard [his] message.

All the circumcised believers [who] had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these [people]? [They] have received the Holy Spirit just as we [have]!

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

[As] I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as [He had fallen] upon 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.’

[Barnabas] was a good man, full of [the] Holy Spirit and faith, and a great [number of people] were brought to the Lord.

One of them named Agabus stood up [and] predicted through the Spirit [that] a great famine would sweep across the whole world. ( [This] happened under Claudius.)

[While] they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

So [Barnabas and Saul], sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Then Saul, who [was] also [called] Paul, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

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

And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as [He did] to us.

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you [with anything] beyond these essential requirements:

{After} the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in [the province of] Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, [but] the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

One day as we were going to the [place of] prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

She continued this for many days. [Eventually] Paul grew so aggravated [that] he turned [and] said to the spirit, “In [the] name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her! And [the spirit] left her at that very moment.

[While] Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, [though] he knew only the baptism of John.

and asked them, Did you receive [the] Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No, [they answered] we have not even heard that there is [a] Holy Spirit.

And [when] Paul laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

Now [there were] some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you [by] Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.

But [one day] the evil spirit responded “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?

Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them [and] overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.

After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there, he said, I must see Rome as well.

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me [there].

[I] only [know] that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with [His] own blood.

We sought out the disciples [in Tyre] [and] stayed [with them] seven days. Through the Spirit [they] kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his [own] feet and hands, [and] said, The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand [him] over to [the] Gentiles.

For [the] Sadducees say [that] there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but [the] Pharisees acknowledge them all.

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up [and] contended sharply “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?

They disagreed among [themselves] [and] began to leave [after] Paul had made [this final] statement “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

[and] who through [the] Spirit of holiness was declared with power [to be the] Son of God by [His] resurrection [from the] dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

God, whom I serve with my spirit in {preaching} the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

No, a man [is] a Jew [ because he is one ] inwardly, and circumcision [is a matter] of the heart, by [the] Spirit, not by the written code. [Such a man’s] praise [does] not [come] from men, but from God.

And hope does not disappoint [us], because God has poured out [His] love into our hearts through [the] Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life {set} you free from the law of sin and death.

so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who {do} not walk according to [the] flesh but according to [the] Spirit.

Those who live according to [the] flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those [who live] according to [the] Spirit [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit.

The mind of the flesh [is] death, but the mind of the Spirit [is] life and peace,

You, however, are controlled not by [the] flesh, but by [the] Spirit, if [the] Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone {does} not have [the] Spirit of Christ, he {does} not belong to [Christ].

But if Christ [is] in you, [your] body [is] dead because of sin, yet [your] spirit [is] alive because of righteousness.

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from [the] dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from [the] dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

For if you live according to [the] flesh, you will die; but if by [the] Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

For all who are led by [the] Spirit of God are sons of God.

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received [the] Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!

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

Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for [our] adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes [for us] with groans too deep for words.

And He who searches [our] hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because [the Spirit] intercedes for [the] saints according to [the will] [of] God.

I speak [the] truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in [the] Holy Spirit.

as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day

For the kingdom of God is not [a matter of] eating and drinking, but of 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 in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become [an] offering acceptable [to God], sanctified by [the] Holy Spirit.

by [the] power of signs and wonders, [and] by [the] power of [the] Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

My message and my preaching [were] not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of [the] Spirit’s power,

But God has revealed [it] to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep [ things ] of God.

For who among men knows the [thoughts] of man except [his own] spirit within him? So too, no one knows the [thoughts] of God except the Spirit of God.

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who [is] from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

And [this is] [what] we speak, not in words taught [us] by human wisdom, but in [words] taught by [the] Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual [words].

[The] natural man {does} not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand [them], because {they are} spiritually discerned.

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and [with] a gentle spirit?

Although I am absent [ from you ] in body, I am present [with you ] in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the [one] [who] did this, just as if I were present.

[When] you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I [am with you] in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

hand this man {over} to Satan for [the] destruction of the flesh, so that [his] spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

And that [is what] some [of] you were. 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 he who unites himself with the Lord is one [with Him] [in] spirit.

Do you not know that your body [is] a temple of the Holy Spirit [who] is in you, whom you have [received] from God? You are not your own;

and [his interests] are divided. The unmarried woman [or] virgin is concerned about the [work] of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the [affairs] of this world, how she can please [her] husband.

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have [the] Spirit of God.

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by [the] Spirit of God says, “Jesus [be] cursed, and no one can say, “Jesus [is] Lord, except by [the] Holy Spirit.

There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

To one there is given through the Spirit [the] message of wisdom, to another [the] message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

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

to another [the] working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to [still] another [the] interpretation of tongues.

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions [them] to each one as He determines.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit {to drink}.

For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands [him]; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel [in gifts that] build up the church.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

What then [shall I do]? I will pray with [my] spirit, but I will also pray with [my] mind. I will sing with [my] spirit, but I will also sing with [my] mind.

Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how {can} [someone] who is uninstructed say “Amen to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

[The] spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

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

For they refreshed my spirit and yours {as well}. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.

placed His seal on us, and put [His] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

I had no peace in my spirit, [because] I did not find my brother Titus [there]. [So] I said goodbye to them [and] went on to Macedonia.

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry written not with ink but with [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

And He has qualified us [as] ministers of a new covenant, not of [the] letter but of [the] Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

will not the ministry of the Spirit {be} even more glorious?

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

And we, [who] with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of [the] Lord, are being transformed into [His] image with intensifying glory, which comes from [the] Lord, [who is the] Spirit.

And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

And [it is] God who has prepared us for this very [purpose] [and] has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

in purity, knowledge, patience, [and] kindness; in [the] Holy Spirit [and] in sincere love;

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in [the] fear of God.

On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

For if [someone] comes [and] proclaims [a] Jesus other [than the One] we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit [than the One] you received, or a different gospel [than the one] you accepted, you put up with it very easily.

I urged Titus [to visit you], and I sent [our] brother [with him]. {Did} Titus exploit you [in any way]? Did we not walk in the same Spirit [and follow] 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 would like to learn just [one thing] from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Are you so foolish? After starting in [the] Spirit, are you now finishing in [the] flesh?

{Does} [God] lavish [His] Spirit on you and work miracles among you because [you] practice the law, or because [you] hear [and] believe?

[He redeemed us] in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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

At that time, however, the [son] born by [the] flesh persecuted the [son born] by [the] Spirit. [It is] the same now.

[But] by faith we eagerly await through [the] Spirit [the] hope of righteousness.

So I say, walk by [the] Spirit, and you will not gratify [the] desires [of the] flesh.

For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. [They] are opposed to each other, so that you do not 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, faithfulness,

Since we live by [the] Spirit, let us walk in step with [the] Spirit.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. [But] watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

The [one] who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the [one] who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

And in [Him], having heard and believed the word of truth — the gospel of your salvation — you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you [a] spirit of wisdom and revelation in [your] knowledge of Him.

in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world [and] of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit [who is] now at work in the sons of disobedience.

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

[And] in [Him] you too {are} being built together into a dwelling place for God in [His] Spirit.

which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by [the] Spirit to [God’s] holy apostles and prophets.

[I ask] that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in [your] inner being,

[and] with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

[There is] one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope [when] you were called;

to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

And {do} not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for [the] day of redemption.

{Do} not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with [the] Spirit.

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is [the] word of God.

Pray in [the] Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this [end], stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

because I know that through your prayers and [the] provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [ my distress ] will turn out for my deliverance.

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, [I will know] that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,

Therefore if [you have] any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from [His] love, if any fellowship with [the] Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

For [it is] we [who] are the circumcision, we who worship by [the] Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and [who] put no confidence in [the] flesh —

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.

[and] who also informed us of your love in [the] Spirit.

For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, [and] I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in [the] Holy Spirit, and with great conviction — just as you know we lived among you for your sake

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with [the] joy of [the] Holy Spirit, in [spite of your] great suffering.

Anyone, then, who rejects [this command] {does} not reject man but God, the very [One who] gives you His Holy Spirit.

Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Now {may} the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and {may} your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

not to be easily disconcerted [or] alarmed by [any] spirit [or] message [or] letter seeming [to be] from us, [alleging] that the Day of the Lord has already come.

And then the lawless [one] will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by [the] Lord, because God chose you from [the] beginning to be saved by [the] sanctification of [the] Spirit and [by] faith in [the] truth.

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: [He] appeared in [the] flesh, was vindicated by [the] Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among [the] nations, was believed in throughout [the] world, was taken up in glory.

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and [the] teachings of demons,

For God {has} not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Guard the treasure entrusted [to you], with the help of [the] Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

The Lord [be] with your spirit. Grace [be] with you all.

He saved us, not by [the] righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through [the] washing of new birth and renewal by [the] Holy Spirit.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.

Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

Are not [the angels] ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

[and] was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and {gifts} of [the] Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

For the word of God [is] living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges [the] thoughts and intentions of [the] heart.

[It is] impossible for those who have once been enlightened, [who] have tasted the heavenly gift, [who] have shared in [the] Holy Spirit,

By this [arrangement] the Holy Spirit was showing [that] the way into the [Most] Holy Place {had} not yet been disclosed {as long as} the first tabernacle was still standing.

how much more {will} the blood of Christ, who through [the] eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve [the] living God!

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us {about this}. [First] He says:

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished [who] has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Furthermore we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined [us], and we respected [them]. {Should we} not much more submit to the Father of [our] spirits and live?

in joyful assembly, [to the] congregation of [the] firstborn, enrolled in heaven. [You have come] to God [the] Judge of all, to [the] spirits of [the] righteous made perfect,

As the body without [the] spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason [that] the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father [and] sanctified by [the] Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by [His] blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

It was revealed to [them] that they were not serving themselves, but you, [when they foretold] the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by [the] Holy Spirit sent from heaven. [Even] angels long to look into [these things].

but from the inner disposition of [your] heart, the unfading [ beauty ] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, [the] righteous for [the] unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in [the] body but made alive in [the] Spirit,

in whom He also went [and] preached to the spirits in prison

That is why the gospel was preached even to [those who are now] dead, so that they might be judged as men in [the] flesh, but live according to God in [the] spirit.

If you are insulted for [the] name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

For no [such] prophecy {was} ever brought forth by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by [the] Holy Spirit.

Whoever keeps His commandments remains in [God], and [God] in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits [to see] whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses [that] Jesus Christ has come in [the] flesh is from God,

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the [spirit] of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and [which] is already in the world at this time.

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us He has given us of His Spirit.

This is the [One who] came by water and blood, Jesus Christ — not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies [to this], because the Spirit is the truth.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood — and [these] three are in agreement.

These are the [ones who] cause divisions, [who are] worldly [and] devoid of [the] Spirit.

But you, beloved, by building yourselves {up} in your most holy faith [and] praying in [the] Holy Spirit,

John, To the seven churches in [the province of] Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

On the Lord’s day I was in [the] Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the [one who] overcomes, I will grant [the right] to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The [one who] overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To [the one] who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed [with] a new name, known only to the [one who] receives [it].

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These [are] the words of the [One who] holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have [a] reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

At once I was in [the] Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, [with] [someone] seated on [it].

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in [the] center of the throne, [encircled by] the four living creatures and the elders. [The Lamb] had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

[But] after the three and a half days, [the] breath of life from God entered [the two witnesses], and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

[The second beast] was permitted to give breath to the image of the [first] beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship [it] to be killed.

And I heard a voice from heaven telling [me] to write, “Blessed [are] the dead — those who die in [the] Lord from this moment on. “Yes, says the Spirit, they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.

And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs [coming] out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

[These] are demonic spirits that perform signs [and] go out to all the kings of the [earth], to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

And [the angel] carried me away in [the] Spirit into a wilderness, [where] I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names [and] had seven heads and ten horns.

And he cried out in a mighty voice “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

[So] I fell at his feet to worship him. [But] he told me, “Do not do that I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And he carried me away in [the] Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city [of] Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Then [the angel] said to me, “These words [are] faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come! {Let} the [one who] hears say, “Come! And {let} the [one who] is thirsty come, [and] the [one who] desires [the] water of life [drink] freely.