II
THE SPIRIT AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
There are two hundred and sixty-four references to the Spirit in the New Testament. But in many of them there is no allusion to the Holy Spirit. In many places the expressions "the Spirit," and "the Holy Spirit," should be rendered "Spirit" and "holy Spirit," or frequently "a holy Spirit." The passages in this chapter are arranged in two columns: Column I contains the passages in which the definite article is to be found in the Greek. These should always be translated "the Holy Spirit." Column 2 contains the passages where the definite article is not found and which may be often—but not always—translated "a holy Spirit." The use of the article is often governed by other parts of speech. Where the Spirit sustains a universal relation to mankind, the word is italicized.
MATTHEW
3:16. He saw the Spirit of God 1:18. She was found with child of
descending as a dove, and coming the Holy Spirit.
upon him.
1:20. That which is conceived in
4: 1. Then was Jesus led up of the her is of the Holy Spirit.
Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil. 3:11. He shall baptize you in the
Holy Spirit, and in fire.
10:20. For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your 12:28. If I by the Spirit of God
Father that speaketh in you. cast out demons.
12:18. I will put my Spirit upon 22:43. How then doth David in the
him. Spirit call him Lord.
12:31. The blasphemy against the
Spirit shall not be forgiven.
12:32. Whosoever shall speak
against the Holy Spirit, it shall
not be forgiven him.
28:19. Baptizing them into the
name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
MARK
1:10. Coming up out of the water,
he saw ... the Spirit as a
dove descending upon him.
1:8 He shall baptize you in the
Holy Spirit dove descending upon
him.
1:12. Straightway the Spirit
driveth him forth into the
wilderness.
3:29. Whosoever shall blaspheme
against the Holy Spirit hath never
forgiveness.
12:36. David himself said in the
Holy Spirit.
13:11. It is not ye that speak,
but the Holy Spirit.
LUKE
2:26. It had been revealed unto 3:16. He shall baptize you in
him by the Holy Spirit. [the] Holy Spirit and in fire.
2:27. He came in the Spirit into 4:18. The Spirit of the Lord is
the temple. upon me.
3:22. The Holy Spirit descended in 10:21. He rejoiced in [the] Holy
a bodily form, as a dove, upon Spirit.
him.
11:13. How much more shall your
4:1. Jesus ... was led in the heavenly Father give [the] Holy
Spirit in the wilderness. Spirit to them that ask him?
4:14. Jesus returned in the power 1:15. He shall be filled with
of the Spirit into Galilee. [the] Holy Spirit.
4:1. Jesus, full of the Holy 1:35. [The] Holy Spirit shall come
Spirit, returned from the Jordan. upon thee.
12:10. Unto him that blasphemeth 1:41. Elisabeth was filled with
against the Holy Spirit it shall [the] Holy Spirit.
not be forgiven.
1:67. Zacharias was filled with
12:12. The Holy Spirit shall teach [the] Holy Spirit.
you in that very hour what ye
ought to say. 2:25. There was a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;
24:49. Behold, I send forth the ... [the] Holy Spirit was upon
promise of my Father upon you. him.
JOHN.
1:32. I have beheld the Spirit 1:33. The same is he that
descending as a dove out of baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.
heaven; and it abode upon him.
3:5. Except one be born of water
1:33. Upon whomsoever thou shalt and [the] Spirit.
see the Spirit descending, and
abiding upon him. 7:39. [The] Spirit was not yet
given.
3:6. That which is born of the
Spirit is spirit. 20:22. He breathed on them, and
saith unto them, Receive ye [the]
3:8. So is every one that is born Holy Spirit.
of the Spirit.
3:34. He giveth not the Spirit by
measure.
6:63. It is the spirit that giveth
life.
7: 39. This spake he of the
Spirit, which they that believed
on him were to receive.
14:16. He shall give you another
Comforter.
14:17. Even the Spirit of truth.
14:26. The Comforter, even the
Holy Spirit, ... he shall teach
you.
15: 26. When the Comforter is
come, ... even the Spirit of truth,
... he shall bear witness of me.
16:7. If I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you.
16:8. He, when he is come, will
convict the world in respect of
sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment.
16:9. Of sin, because they believe
not on me;
16:10. Of righteousness, because I
go to the Father;
16:11. Of judgment, because the
prince of this world hath been
judged.
16:13. When he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he shall guide you
into all the truth: for he shall
not speak from himself; but what
things soever he shall hear, these
shall he speak: and he shall
declare unto you the things that
are to come.
16:14. He shall glorify me: for he
shall take of mine, and shall
declare it unto you.
16:15. He taketh of mine, and
shall declare it unto you.
ACTS
1:4. He charged them ... to wait 1:2. He had given commandment
for the promise of the Father. through [the] Holy Spirit unto the
apostles.
1:8. Ye shall receive power, when
the Holy Spirit is come upon you. 1:5. John indeed baptized with
water; but ye shall be baptized in
1:16. The scripture should be [the] Holy Spirit.
fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit
spake before by the mouth of David 2:4. They were all filled with the
concerning Judas. Holy Spirit, and began to speak
with other tongues, as [the]
2:17. I will pour forth of my Spirit gave them utterances.
Spirit upon all flesh:
4:8. Peter, filled with [the] Holy
2:18. On my servants and on my Spirit, said unto them.
handmaidens in those days will I
pour forth my Spirit. 6: 3. Look ye out ... seven men
... full of [the] Spirit.
2:33. Having received of the
Father the promise of the Holy 6:5. Stephen, a man full of ...
Spirit, he hath poured forth this. the Holy Spirit.
2:38. Ye shall receive the gift of 7:55. He, being full of [the] Holy
the Holy Spirit. Spirit.
4:25. Who by the Holy Spirit, by 8:15. Who ... prayed for them,
the mouth of our father David, ... that they might receive [the] Holy
didst say. Spirit.
4:31. They were all filled with 8:16. For as yet it was fallen
the Holy Spirit, and they spake upon none of them.
the word of God with boldness.
8:17. Then laid they their hands
5:3. Why hath Satan filled thy on them, and they received [the]
heart to lie to the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit.
5:9. How is it that ye have agreed 8:19. Give me also this power,
together to try the Spirit of the that on whomsoever I lay my hands,
Lord? he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
5:32. We are witnesses of these 8:39. [The] Spirit of the Lord
things; and so is the Holy Spirit. caught away Philip.
6:10. They were not able to 9:17. Jesus ... hath sent me, that
withstand ... the Spirit by which thou mayest ... be filled with
he spake. [the] Holy Spirit.
7:51. Ye do always resist the Holy 10: 38. God anointed him with
Spirit. [the] Holy Spirit and with power.
8:18. When Simon saw that through 11:16. Ye shall be baptized in
the laying on of the apostles' [the] Holy Spirit.
hands the Holy Spirit was given,
11:24. He was a good man, and full
8:20. Thou hast thought to obtain of [the] Holy Spirit.
the gift of God with money.
13:9. Paul, filled with [the] Holy
8:29. The Spirit said unto Philip, Spirit, fastened his eyes on him.
Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot. 13:52. The disciples were filled
with joy and with [the] Holy
9:31. The church ... walking ... Spirit.
in the comfort of the Holy Spirit,
was multiplied. 19:2. Did ye receive [the] Holy
Spirit when ye believed?... We
10:19. The Spirit said unto him, did not so much as hear whether
Behold, three men seek thee. [the] Holy Spirit was given.
10: 20. Go with them.... I have
sent them.
10: 44. The Holy Spirit fell on
all them that heard the word.
10: 45. On the Gentiles also was
poured out the gift of the Holy
Spirit.
10:47. Who have received the Holy
Spirit as well as we?
11:12. The Spirit bade me go with
them.
11:25. As I began to speak, the
Holy Spirit fell on them.
11:28. Agabus ... signified by the
Spirit that there should be a
great famine over all the world.
13:2. The Holy Spirit said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul.
13:4. They, being sent forth by
the Holy Spirit.
15:8. God ... bare them witness,
giving them the Holy Spirit.
15:28. It seemed good to the Holy
Spirit, and to us.
16:6. Forbidden of the Holy
Spirit, to speak the word in Asia.
16:7. The Spirit of Jesus suffered
them not.
19:6. When Paul had laid his hands
upon them, the Holy Spirit came on
them.
20: 22. I go bound in the spirit
unto Jerusalem.
20: 28. Take heed ... to all the
flock, in which the Holy Spirit
hath made you bishops.
21: 4. These said to Paul through
the Spirit, that he should not set
foot in Jerusalem.
21.11. Thus saith the Holy
Spirit, So shall the Jews at
Jerusalem bind the man that owneth
this girdle.
28: 25. Well spake the Holy Spirit
through Isaiah the prophet.
ROMANS
8:2. The law of the Spirit 1:4. Who was declared to be the
of life in Christ Jesus made me Son of God with power, according
free from the law of sin and of to [the] spirit of holiness.
death.
5:5. The love of God hath been
8: 10. The spirit is life because shed abroad in our hearts through
of righteousness. [the] Holy Spirit.
8: 11. If the Spirit of him that 8:4. The ordinance of the law
raised up Jesus from the dead might be fulfilled in us, who walk
dwelleth in you, he ... shall ... after [the] Spirit.
give life also to your mortal
bodies through his Spirit. 8:5. They that are after [the]
Spirit the things of [the]
8:16. The Spirit himself Spirit.
beareth witness with our spirit.
8:9. Ye are ... in the
8:23. Who have the first-fruits of Spirit, if ... [the] Spirit
the Spirit. of God dwelleth in you. But if
any man hath not the Spirit8:20. The Spirit also helpeth our of Christ, he is none of his.
infirmity: ... the Spirit himself
maketh intercession for us. 8:13. If by [the] Spirit ye
put to death the deeds of the
8:27. He ... knoweth what is the body, ye shall live.
mind of the Spirit.
8:14. As many as are led by [the]
9:1. I say the truth ... my Spirit of God, these are
conscience bearing witness with me the sons of God.
in the Holy Spirit.
8:15. Ye received [the]
15:30. I beseech you ... by the spirit of adoption.
love of the Spirit.
14:17. The kingdom of God is ...
righteousness and peace and joy in
[the] Holy Spirit.
15:13. That ye may abound in hope,
in the power of [the] Holy
Spirit.
15:16. The offering up of the
Gentiles might be made acceptable,
being sanctified by [the] Holy
Spirit.
15:19. In the power of [the] Holy
Spirit.
1 CORINTHIANS
2:10. God revealed them 2:4. My speech and my preaching
through the Spirit; for the were ... in demonstration of
Spirit searcheth all [the] Spirit.
things.
2:13 In words ... which [the]
2:11. The things of God none Spirit teacheth.
knoweth, save the Spirit of
God. 7:40 I think that I also have
[the] spirit of God.
2:12. But we received ... the
spirit which is from God. 12:3 No man speaking in the Spirit
of God saith, Jesus is anathema;
2:14. The natural man and no man can say, Jesus is Lord,
receiveth not the things of but in [the] Holy Spirit.
the Spirit of God.
14:2 In [the] Spirit he speaketh
3:16. Know ye not ... that mysteries.
the Spirit of God dwelleth in
you?
6:11. Ye were justified ... in
the Spirit of our God.
6:19. Your body is a temple of the
Holy Spirit.
12:4. There are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit.
12:7. To each one is given the
manifestation of the Spirit to
profit withal.
12:8. To one is given through the
Spirit the word of wisdom; and to
another the word of knowledge,
according to the same Spirit.
12:9. To another faith, in the
same Spirit; and to another gifts
of healings, in the one Spirit.
12:11. All these worketh the one
and the same Spirit, dividing to
each one severally even as he
will.
2 CORINTHIANS
1:22. Who ... gave us the earnest 3:3. Ye are an epistle of Christ,
of the Spirit in our hearts. ... written ... with [the]
Spirit of the living God.
3:6. The letter killeth, but the
spirit giveth life. 3:18. We all ... are transformed
into the same image from glory to
3:8. How shall not rather the glory, even us from the Lord [the]
ministration of the spirit be with Spirit.
glory?
6:6. In kindness, in [the] Holy
4:13. Having the same spirit of Spirit, in love unfeigned.
faith.
11:4 If ye receive a different
5:5. Who gave unto us the earnest spirit, which ye did not
of the Spirit. receive.
12:18. Walked we not in the same 6:6. In kindness, in [the] Holy
Spirit? Spirit, in love unfeigned.
If ye receive a different
13:14. The communion of the Holy spirit, which ye did not
Spirit, be with you all, from receive.
glory to glory, even as from the
Lord [the] Spirit.
GALATIANS.
3:2. Received ye the Spirit by the 3:3. Having begun in [the]
works of the law, or by the Spirit, are ye now
hearing of faith? perfected in the flesh?
3:5. He ... that supplieth to you 4:29. He that was born after the
the Spirit. flesh persecuted him that was born
after [the] Spirit.
3:14. That we might receive the
promise of the Spirit 5:5. We through [the]
through faith. Spirit by faith wait for
the hope of righteousness.
4:6. God sent forth the
Spirit of his Son into our 5:16. Walk by [the] Spirit, and ye
hearts. shall not fulfil the lust of the
flesh.
5:17. The flesh lusteth against
the Spirit, and the 5:18. If ye are led by [the]
Spirit against the flesh. Spirit, ye are not under
the law.
5:22. The fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace. 5:25. If we live by [the]
Spirit, by the
6:8. He that soweth unto the Spirit let us also walk.
Spirit shall of the
Spirit reap eternal life.
EPHESIANS.
1:13. Ye were sealed with the Holy 1:17. That God ... may give unto
Spirit of promise. you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of
2:18. Through him we both have our him.
access in one Spirit unto the
Father. 2:22. In whom ye also are builded
together for a habitation of God
3:16. That ye may be strengthened in [the] Spirit.
with power through his
Spirit in the inward man. 3:5. It hath now been revealed
unto his holy apostles and
4:3. Keep the unity of the prophets in [the] Spirit.
Spirit in the bond of
peace. 5:18. Be filled with [the] Spirit.
4:4. There is one body, and one 6:18. Praying at all seasons in
Spirit. [the] Spirit.
4:30. Grieve not the Holy Spirit
of God, in whom ye were sealed.
6:17. Take ... the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God.
PHILLIPPIANS.
1:19. The supply of the 2:1. If there is ...any fellowship
Spirit of Jesus Christ. of [the] Spirit.
3:3. We are the circumcision, who
worship by [the] Spirit of
God.
COLOSSIANS.
1:8. Who also declared unto us
your love in [the] Spirit.
1 THESSALONIANS.
4:8. God, who giveth his Holy 1:5. Our gospel came not unto you
Spirit unto you. in word only, but ...in the Holy
Spirit.
6:19. Quench not the
Spirit. 1:6. Having received the word
...with joy of [the] Holy
Spirit.
2 THESSALONIANS.
2:13. God chose you ...in
sanctification of [the]
Spirit.
1 TIMOTHY.
4:1. The Spirit saith expressly, 3:16. He who was ... justified in
that ... some shall fall away from [the] spirit.
the faith.
4:14. Neglect not the gift that is
in thee.
2 TIMOTHY.
1:7. God gave us not a spirit of
fearfulness; but of power and love
and discipline.
1:14. That good thing ... guard
through [the] Holy Spirit.
TITUS.
3:5. He saved us through the ...
renewing of [the] Holy
Spirit.
HEBREWS.
3:7. Wherefore, even as the Holy 2:4. God also bearing witness with
Spirit saith, To-day if ye will them, ... by gifts of [the] Holy
hear his voice. Spirit.
4:3. Even as he hath said. 6:4. Were made partakers of [the]
Holy Spirit.
4:7. He again defineth a certain
day. 9:14. Who through [the] eternal
Spirit offered himself without
9:8. The Holy Spirit this blemish unto God.
signifying.
10:15. The Holy Spirit also
beareth witness to us.
10:29. Hath done despite unto the
Spirit of grace?
JAMES.
4:5. Doth the Spirit which
he made to dwell in us long unto
envying?
1 PETER
1:11. Searching what time ... the 1:2. In sanctification of [the]
Spirit of Christ ... did point Spirit.
unto.
1:12. Preached the gospel unto you
3:18. Put to death in the flesh, in [the] Holy Spirit.
but made alive in the spirit.
4:6. Live according to God in
4:14. The Spirit of glory and the [the] spirit.
Spirit of God resteth upon you.
2 PETER
1:21. Men spake from God, being
moved by [the] Holy Spirit.
1 JOHN
2:20. Ye have an anointing from
the Holy One.
2:27. The anointing which ye
received of him abideth in you.
3:24. We know that he abideth in
us by the Spirit which he gave us.
4:2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of
God: Every spirit that confesseth
that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is of God.
4:6. By this we know the spirit of
truth, and the spirit of error.
4:13. He hath given us of his
Spirit.
5:7. It is the Spirit that beareth
witness, because the Spirit is the
truth.
5:8. There are three who bear
witness, the Spirit, and the
water, and the blood.
JUDE
19. Having not [the]
Spirit.
20. Praying in [the] Holy
Spirit.
REVELATION.
1:4. The seven Spirits that are 1:10. I was in [the] Spiritbefore his throne. on the Lord's day.
2:7. Hear what the Spirit saith to 4:2. Straightway I was in [the]
the churches. Spirit.
2:17. Hear what the Spirit saith 11:11. The breath of life from God
to the churches. entered into them.
2:29. Hear what the Spirit saith 17:3. He carried me away in [the]
to the churches. Spirit into a wilderness.
3:1. He that hath the seven 21:10. He carried me away in [the]
Spirits of God. Spirit to a mountain.
3:6. Hear what the Spirit saith to
the churches.
3:13. Hear what the Spirit saith
to the churches.
4:5. Seven lamps of fire ... which
are the seven Spirits of God.
5:6. Seven eyes, which are the
seven Spirits of God.
14:13. Yea, saith the Spirit, that
they may rest from their labors.
22:17. The Spirit and the bride
say, Come,
III
THE PERSONALITY AND DIVINITY OF THE SPIRIT
Two views have been entertained concerning the Holy Spirit: (1) That it is a divine influence proceeding from the Father, an emanation from or manifestation of the divine, or a mere impersonal force. (2) That he is a person and active in all the ways of a personality. That the latter view is the correct and Scriptural one is evident from the following considerations:
1. HIS WORKS PROCLAIM PERSONALITY.