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Holy Spirit: General Scriptures Concerning
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- Gen 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of
- Gen 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is
- Gen 41:38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the
- Exo 31:3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and
- Exo 35:31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and
- Num 27:18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the
- Neh 9:20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your
- Job 16:19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
- Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him
- Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me
- Psa 51:11, 12 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from
- Psa 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
- Psa 139:7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your
- Isa 4:4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and
- Isa 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go
- Isa 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and
- Isa 28:6 a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those
- Isa 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry
- Isa 32:15 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will
- Isa 40:13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His
- Isa 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul
- Isa 44:3, 4 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry
- Isa 48:16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken
- Isa 51:12 “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal
- Isa 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their
- Isa 59:19, 21 So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His
- Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to
- Isa 63:10, 11, 14 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and
- Eze 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes
- Eze 37:9, 14 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and
- Eze 39:29 And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My
- Joe 2:28, 29 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and
- Mic 2:7 Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient?
- Mic 3:8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with
- Hag 2:5 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit
- Zec 4:1–7 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is
- Zec 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem
- Mat 1:18, 20 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was
- Mat 3:11, 16, 17 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come
- Mat 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the
- Mat 10:20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
- Mat 12:28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God
- Mat 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
- Mar 1:10 As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking
- Mar 12:36 Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my
- Mar 13:11 But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what
- Luk 1:15, 35, 67 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take
- Luk 2:25–27 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and
- Luk 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a
- Luk 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach
- Luk 11:13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how
- Luk 12:12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
- Luk 24:49 And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in
- Joh 1:9, 32, 33 The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the
- Joh 3:5, 6, 34 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the
- Joh 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the
- Joh 6:45, 63 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’
- Joh 7:38, 39 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living
- Joh 14:16, 17, 26 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate
- Joh 15:26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the
- Joh 16:7–14 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away.
- Joh 20:22 When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy
- Act 1:2, 5, 8, 16 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving
- Act 2:2–4, 33, 38 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and
- Act 4:8, 31 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and
- Act 5:3, 4, 9, 32 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your
- Act 6:5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of
- Act 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always
- Act 8:15–19 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. /
- Act 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time
- Act 10:19, 20, 44–47 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said
- Act 11:15, 16, 24 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He
- Act 13:2, 4, 9, 52 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
- Act 15:8, 28 And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy
- Act 16:6, 7 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the
- Act 19:2–6 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became
- Act 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit
- Rom 1:4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the
- Rom 5:3–5 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know
- Rom 8:1–27 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
- Rom 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience
- Rom 11:33, 34 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
- Rom 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of
- Rom 15:13, 16, 18, 19, 30 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
- 1Co 2:4 My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but
- 1Co 3:16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s
- 1Co 6:11, 19 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were
- 1Co 12:3–11 Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God
- 2Co 1:22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of
- 2Co 3:3, 6, 8, 17, 18 It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of
- 2Co 5:5 And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit
- 2Co 6:4, 6 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great
- 2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
- Gal 3:2, 3, 14 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the
- Gal 4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts,
- Gal 5:5, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the
- Gal 6:8 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction;
- Eph 1:12–14, 17 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be
- Eph 2:18, 22 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. / And
- Eph 3:5, 16 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been
- Eph 4:3, 4, 30 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the
- Eph 5:9, 18 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and
- Eph 6:17, 18 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is
- Php 1:19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit
- Php 2:1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His
- Col 1:8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
- 1Th 1:5, 6 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in
- 1Th 4:8, 9 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the
- 1Th 5:19 Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- 2Th 2:13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the
- 1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the
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