39 Bible Verses about The Holy Spirit In The Church

And we can see this, for in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

When the day of Pentecost was fully come, and they were all together in the same place, there came suddenly from the sky a sound like the onrush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. There appeared to them tongues, like flame, distributing themselves, one resting upon the head of each one,read more.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message. And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.read more.
Then Peter said, "Can any one refuse water for the baptism of these men who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

In him the whole building, fitly framed together, rises into a holy temple in the Lord; and in him you, too, are continuously built together for a dwelling-place of God through his Spirit.

Do you not know what you are God's sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling within you?

He will glorify me; for he will take of what is mine and will make known to you.

Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you, the Spirit whom you have from God?

And what compact has God's temple with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, as he has said: I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.

If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you.

Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and we are severally members of one another.

For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit; to one man by the same Spirit is given faith, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.read more.
But the one and the same Spirit gives power to all, distributing his gifts to each as he wills.

and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace. There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.

If then there is any comfort in Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any companionship of the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity,

we all hear these men telling in our own tongue what great things God has done."

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!"

What follows, then, brothers? Whenever you meet together, each contributes something; a psalm, a sermon, a revelation, a tongue, an interpretation. Let all be done for edification. If any one speaks in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that in turn, and let some one interpret. But if there is no one to interpret, let them keep silence in the church, and speak to themselves and to God.read more.
Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment. But if to one as he sits there some revelation is made, let the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by one; so that all may be learning, and all may be encouraged. The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets, for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. This custom prevails in all the churches of the saints.

For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and make our boast in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in outward rites,

But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith. If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service. Let the teacher give himself to his teaching; and he who exhorts others to his exhortation. He who gives, let him do it in singleness of mind. He who rules, let him rule with diligence; and he who shows mercy must be cheerful.

Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit; to one man by the same Spirit is given faith, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit;read more.
to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But the one and the same Spirit gives power to all, distributing his gifts to each as he wills.

And to each one of us was grace given according to the measure of the munificence of Christ. Thus it is said, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth.read more.
He who descended is he who ascended above the highest heaven, that he might fill the universe. It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ??13 till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them.

But if all are prophesying when an unlearned or unbelieving man enters, he is convicted in conscience by your speaker, he feels himself judged by all, and the secret depths of his heart are laid open. So he will fall upon his face and worship God, saying, "Of a truth, God is with you."

He who has an ear, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To him that overcomes, to him will I give to eat from the tree of life which is in the garden of God.

"But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and bring to your remembrance everything that I have told you.

But when he is come, that Spirit of Truth, he will guide you into the whole truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but all that he hears he will speak, and will make known to you that which is to come.

Let him who has ears, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the second death. And to the angel of the Church in Pergamum, write These are the words of Him who holds the sharp two-edged sword. I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is; and yet you are holding fast my name, and you have not denied my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan has his dwelling.read more.
But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat food offered to idols, and to practise immorality. So you have also some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Repent; if you do not I will very soon come to you, and will make war upon them with the sword of my mouth. He who has ears, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To him that overcomes I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no man knows, but he that receives it.

Let him who has an ear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Write also to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia. These things says He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut; and who shuts, and no one opens. I know your works. Lo, I have set before you an open door, which none can shut; for though you have only a little strength, you have kept my word, and have not denied my name.read more.
Behold, I am making those of the synagogue of Satan, those who say they are Jews, but are not, but are lying; behold, I will make them to come and bow in reverence before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from that hour of trial which is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to test those who dwell on the earth. I am coming quickly. Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He that overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall go out from it nevermore. And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. He that has an ear, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

"yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you are to be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

"When the Comforter is come whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness of me; "and you to shall bear witness because you have been with me from the first.

Then Jesus said to them again. "Peace to you. As my Father has sent me forth, I also now am sending you." When he had said this he breathed upon them and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you remit any one's sins, they are remitted; if you retain them they are retained."

When they had prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak the message of the Lord with boldness.

Are you so without sense? After beginning with the Spirit, will you now end with the flesh?

And as they were worshiping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them, and let them go.

"For it has seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia.