won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"
When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them."
It happened, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me."
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.
That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
"Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.
When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn't allow them.
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;
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