40 Bible Verses about the

Holy Spirit
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 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of

the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17

 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the

Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received
from God? You are not your own; you were bought at
a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

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 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
another advocate to help you and be with you
forever.
John 14:16

 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father

will send in my name, will teach you all things and
will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 14:26

 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that

separated and came to rest on each of them. All of
them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 2:3-4

 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s

love has been poured out into our hearts through
the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 5:5

 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple

and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

1 Corinthians 3:16

 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give

good gifts to your children, how much more will
your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!
Luke 11:13

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 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I
am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20

 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom

you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:30

 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit

comes on 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

 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting

was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Acts 4:31

 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in

your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to
eternal life.
Jude 1:20-21

 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one

of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the

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 forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 2:38

 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own

spirit within them? In the same way no one knows
the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2:11

 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the

Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey
him.
Acts 5:32

 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do

not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say
whatever is given you at the time, for it is not
you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:11

 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you

from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out
from the Father—he will testify about me.
John 15:26

 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting,

the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas
and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Acts 13:2

 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of

the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them,

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 the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in
tongues and prophesied.
Acts 19:5-6

 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will,

but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21

 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was

baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was
opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in
bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am
well pleased.”

Luke 3:21-22

And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to

follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Ezekiel 36:27

 But after he had considered this, an angel of the

Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph
son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as
your wife, because what is conceived in her is from
the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew 1:20

 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent
me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom
you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one
who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

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 John 1:33

 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the

love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14

 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;

may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10

 In the beginning God created the heavens and the

earth. Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the
Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2

 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,

because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners.

Isaiah 61:1

 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to

Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my
Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

Zechariah 4:6

 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had

done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through

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 the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy
Spirit.
Titus 3:5

 Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
Psalm 139:7-8

 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being

baptized with water. They have received the Holy
Spirit just as we have.”
Acts 10:47

 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man

will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the
Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this
age or in the age to come.
Matthew 12:32

 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them

as he had come on us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15

 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and

Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was
strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and
encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in
numbers.
Acts 9:31

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 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on
you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you. So the holy one to be born will be called the
Son of God.”

Luke 1:35

 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came

about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to
Joseph, but before they came together, she was found
to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18

 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander

can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit
will not be forgiven.

Matthew 12:31

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