Bible verses about the work of the spirit

© Marc Hohenleitner

Faith through the Spirit of God

Then Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God! And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. (Matthew 16:17+18)

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. (John 6:44a)

But God revealed it to us through his Spirit. But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God, that we may know what has been given to us by God. (1 Corinthians 2:10a+12)

No one can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:3b)

In him you also, who heard the word of truth, namely the gospel of your salvation, were sealed in him, when you believed, with the Holy Spirit who was promised, who is the earnest of our inheritance , for our salvation, that we might become his own possession, to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13+14)

 

Baptism with the Holy Spirit

I baptize you with water for repentance; but he who comes after me is stronger than I, and I am not enough to take off his shoes; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. (Matthew 3:11)

And the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. (Luke 3:22a)

And behold, I will send down upon you what my Father hath promised. But you shall remain in the city until you are equipped with power from on high. (Luke 24:49)

But you will receive the power of the Holy Spirit who is coming upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

And when the day of Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And tongues divided as if by fire appeared to them; and he sat upon every one of them: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to preach with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to utter. (Acts 2:1-4)

So they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. (Acts 8:17)

And Ananias went and came into the house and laid his hands on him and said, Dear brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, who appeared to you on the way hither, that you might receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:17)

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. (Acts 10:44)

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. (Acts 19:6)

 

Being filled with the Holy Spirit as a permanent state

For he will be great before the Lord; He will not drink wine or strong drink and will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb. (Luke 1:15)

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon; and this man was pious and God-fearing, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was with him. (Luke 2:25)

Therefore, dear brothers, look around for seven men among you who are of good reputation and full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint to this service. (Acts 6:3)

For he was a proven man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. (Acts 11:24)

 

Being filled with the Holy Spirit in special moments

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:41b)

And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied and spoke. (Luke 1:67)

But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert. (Luke 4:1)

At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit. (Luke 10:21a)

For the Holy Spirit will teach you at this hour what you should say. (Luke 12:12)

Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, spoke to them. (Acts 4:8a)

But he, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55)

But Saul, who is also called Paul, full of the Holy Spirit, looked at him. (Acts 13:9)

 

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