Bible Verses About The Holy Spirit And The Church

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Direct Pentecost passage on tongues by the Spirit

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Bible passage on the Spirit dwelling in believers as God's temple

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Bible passage on the Church as God's dwelling by the Spirit

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Direct baptismal reception of the Spirit

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Directly says God gave us of his Spirit so we dwell in him

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Direct passage that the Spirit of God dwells in you

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Spirit gives life to mortal bodies

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Spirit reveals deep things of God

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Bible passage on the Spirit not yet given until glorification

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Gifts of the Spirit build up the church

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Bible passage on the Comforter teaching all things

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Spirit bears witness with our spirit

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Received Spirit to understand God's gifts

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Holy Ghost teaches spiritual speech

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

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There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

Bible passage on one body and one Spirit

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Spirit given to Gentiles like to the apostles

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

Shows believers expecting whether they had received the Spirit

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Spirit gives life; more about indwelling than church unity

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Spirit guides into truth

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

Holy Ghost teaches speech in the moment

That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

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And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

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For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

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Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

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And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

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And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

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And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

Shows Spirit falling with apostolic witness

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Shows the church walking in the comfort of the Holy Spirit

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.