- Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
- Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
- But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
- So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
- For this is what the high and exalted One says—
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
“I live in a high and holy place,
but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.” - God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
- The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
- And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
- You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.
- Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
- Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name. - So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
- These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.Next verse!With image