What Does the Bible Say About The Holy Spirit?

The Bible addresses the holy spirit across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.

36 verses·6 eras·19 promises

Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)

"Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights-- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 42:1· YahwehPromise
They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9· IsaiahPromise
One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"

Exile (~586 BC)

I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it, says Yahweh.
Ezekiel 37:14· GodPromise
The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
Isaiah 61:1· IsaiahPromise
I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26· GodPromise

Life of Jesus (~30 AD)

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.
Luke 23:46· JesusPrayer
"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 heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
Luke 4:18· JesusPromise
Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
Matthew 6:9· JesusPrayer
Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."
John 18:36· JesusPromise
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
John 4:14· JesusPromise
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.
Matthew 25:29· JesusPromise
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 5:3· JesusPromise
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
John 7:37· JesusPromise
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.
John 4:23· JesusPromise

Early Church (~50 AD)

Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38· PeterPromise
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
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."
Acts 1:8· JesusPromise
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
Galatians 5:22· PaulPromise
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:17· PaulPromise
When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7· PaulPromise
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

Apostolic Era (~50 AD)

And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

United Kingdom (~1000 BC)

For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
Psalms 36:9· DavidPrayer
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.
Psalms 121:7· DavidPromise
Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
Psalms 31:5· DavidPrayer
One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to see Yahweh's beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
Psalms 27:4· DavidPrayer
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
Psalms 42:1· Sons of KorahPrayer
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:10· DavidPrayer
Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
Psalms 34:18· DavidPromise

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