| A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. | A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit. |
| If you, then, despite your evil nature, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! | So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? |
| In the same way, even the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs that cannot be put into words. | Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. |
| And the one who searches hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. | And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
| Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. | But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. |
| For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want. | For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want. |
| Those who live according to the flesh fix their attention on the things of the flesh, while those who live according to the Spirit set their thoughts on spiritual things. | For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. |
| I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ | And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’ |
| And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
| Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
| This is how we can be certain that we abide in him and that he abides in us: he has given us a share in his Spirit. | By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. |
| I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you. I will remove from your body a heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh in its place. | Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. |
| My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise. |
| As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. | And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. |
| I will put my Spirit in you and make you follow my statutes and my ordinances. | And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances. |
| And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for the day of redemption. | Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. |
| In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. | With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints. |
| Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which separated and came to rest on each one of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit enabled them to do so. | And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. |
| Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak. | Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
| Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, where he was tempted by the devil. During that time he ate nothing, and at the end of it he was famished. | Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry. |
| The desires of the flesh result in death, but the desires of the Spirit result in life and peace. | For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. |
| And we are witnesses to these things, as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him. | And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him. |
| Jesus said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.” | Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” |
| When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. |
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