Bible Verses About the Holy Spirit
Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would stay with his followers after he left. These verses describe the Spirit as helper, teacher and guide, and show what changes in a person who receives him. Read the Gospel of John first, then Acts.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
John 14:16KJV
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;”
John 14:26KJV
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
John 16:13KJV
“Nevertheless when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.”
Acts 1:8KJV
“But all of you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and all of you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Acts 2:4KJV
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Romans 8:14KJV
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”
Romans 8:26KJV
“Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
1 Corinthians 6:19KJV
“What? know all of you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which all of you have of God, and all of you are not your own?”
Galatians 5:22KJV
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
Ephesians 5:18KJV
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”
Luke 11:13KJV
“If all of you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
Common questions
Who is the Holy Spirit in the Bible?
Christians understand the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity, God present with believers. Jesus calls the Spirit a helper who teaches and reminds (John 14:26) and who guides into truth (John 16:13).
What are the fruits of the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22-23 lists love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. The KJV uses slightly different words: longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.
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