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The Holy Spirit and the Anointing
Explore 50 illustrated Bible studies on the Holy Spirit, from Genesis and the anointing of prophets, priests, and kings to Jesus, Pentecost, and walking in the Spirit today.
Who the Holy Spirit is
- Is the Holy Spirit a Person or a Force?
- How Does the Bible Show the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Together?
- What Does It Mean That Your Body Is a Temple of the Holy Spirit?
- What Is the Spirit of Adoption in Romans 8?
- What Does It Mean to Be Sealed With the Holy Spirit?
- Why Did Jesus Call the Holy Spirit the Comforter?
- How Does the Spirit of Truth Guide Us in John 16?
- What Does It Mean That the Holy Spirit Convicts the World?
- How Does the Holy Spirit Intercede When We Cannot Pray?
- How Did the Holy Spirit Inspire Scripture?
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
- What Was the Spirit of God Doing Over the Waters in Genesis 1:2?
- Does Noah’s Dove Point to the Holy Spirit?
- Why Did Pharaoh Say the Spirit of God Was in Joseph?
- Why Did God Fill Bezalel With the Spirit for Craftsmanship?
- What Happened When the Spirit Rested on Moses’ Seventy Elders?
- Why Was Joshua Full of the Spirit of Wisdom?
- What Does It Mean That the Spirit of the Lord Clothed Gideon?
- How Did the Holy Spirit Give Samson Strength?
- Why Did the Spirit of the Lord Depart From Saul?
- What Happened to David When Samuel Anointed Him?
Prophets, priests, kings, and the anointing
- Why Were Priests Anointed, and What Was the Holy of Holies?
- Were All Biblical Prophets Anointed With Oil?
- Why Were Kings Anointed With Oil in Israel?
- What Does Samuel Teach Us About Hearing God Before Anointing a Leader?
- What Is the Spirit and Power of Elijah in Luke 1?
- Why Did the Prophets Say Elijah’s Spirit Rested on Elisha?
- What Does “The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me” Mean in Isaiah 61?
- What Does the Breath Mean in Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones?
- What Does Joel Mean by Pouring Out the Spirit on All Flesh?
- What Does “Not by Might, Nor by Power, but by My Spirit” Mean?
Jesus, Pentecost, and the apostles
- Why Did the Holy Spirit Descend Like a Dove on Jesus?
- Why Did Jesus Say “This Day Is This Scripture Fulfilled” in Luke 4?
- What Does Acts 10:38 Mean by “Anointed With the Holy Ghost and With Power”?
- Why Did the Spirit Lead Jesus Into the Wilderness?
- What Is the Promise of the Father in Luke 24 and Acts 1?
- What Do the Rushing Wind and Tongues of Fire Mean at Pentecost?
- How Did the Holy Spirit Give the Church Boldness in Acts 4?
- Why Did Peter and John Lay Hands on Believers in Samaria?
- Why Did the Holy Spirit Fall on Cornelius’s Household Before Baptism?
- How Did the Holy Spirit Guide Paul’s Mission in Acts 13 and 16?
Walking in the Spirit
- What Are the Rivers of Living Water Jesus Promised in John 7?
- How Do You Walk in the Spirit in Everyday Life?
- What Are the Nine Qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit?
- What Is the Difference Between Praying in Tongues and Speaking in Church?
- What Is Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and Why Do Christians Seek It?
- How Can I Tell If the Holy Spirit Is Leading Me?
- What Is the Difference Between Grieving and Quenching the Holy Spirit?
- What Is Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit in Mark 3?
- How Is the Holy Spirit Part of the Blessing of Abraham?
- What Does It Mean to Pray in the Spirit in Ephesians 6 and Jude?
Holy Spirit Scriptures in the New Testament
Find direct references to the Holy Ghost and the Spirit of God in the King James Version, with related passages on the Comforter, prayer, the gifts, and the Spirit’s work. Open a book to read its verses in context.
Matthew (13)
Matthew 1:18 · Matthew 1:20 · Matthew 3:11 · Matthew 3:16 · Matthew 3:17 · Matthew 4:1 · Matthew 10:20 · Matthew 12:28 · Matthew 12:29 · Matthew 12:30 · Matthew 12:31 · Matthew 12:32 · Matthew 28:19
Mark (6)
Mark 1:8 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 12:36 · Mark 13:11
Luke (16)
Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 4:14 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:10 · Luke 12:12 · Luke 24:49
John (30)
John 1:32 · John 1:33 · John 3:5 · John 3:6 · John 3:7 · John 3:8 · John 3:34 · John 4:10 · John 4:11 · John 4:12 · John 4:13 · John 4:14 · John 7:37 · John 7:38 · John 7:39 · John 14:16 · John 14:17 · John 14:26 · John 15:26 · John 15:27 · John 16:7 · John 16:8 · John 16:9 · John 16:10 · John 16:11 · John 16:12 · John 16:13 · John 16:14 · John 16:15 · John 20:22
Acts (54)
Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:5 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 1:16 · Acts 2:2 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 2:16 · Acts 2:17 · Acts 2:18 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 4:8 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 5:3 · Acts 5:9 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 6:3 · Acts 6:5 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 7:55 · Acts 8:15 · Acts 8:17 · Acts 8:18 · Acts 8:19 · Acts 8:29 · Acts 8:39 · Acts 9:17 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 10:19 · Acts 10:38 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 10:47 · Acts 11:12 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 11:16 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 11:28 · Acts 13:2 · Acts 13:4 · Acts 13:9 · Acts 13:52 · Acts 15:8 · Acts 15:28 · Acts 16:6 · Acts 16:7 · Acts 19:2 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 20:23 · Acts 20:28 · Acts 21:4 · Acts 21:11 · Acts 28:25
Romans (30)
Romans 5:5 · Romans 7:6 · Romans 8:1 · Romans 8:2 · Romans 8:3 · Romans 8:4 · Romans 8:5 · Romans 8:6 · Romans 8:7 · Romans 8:8 · Romans 8:9 · Romans 8:10 · Romans 8:11 · Romans 8:12 · Romans 8:13 · Romans 8:14 · Romans 8:15 · Romans 8:16 · Romans 8:17 · Romans 8:23 · Romans 8:24 · Romans 8:25 · Romans 8:26 · Romans 8:27 · Romans 9:1 · Romans 14:17 · Romans 15:13 · Romans 15:16 · Romans 15:19 · Romans 15:30
1 Corinthians (26)
1 Corinthians 2:4 · 1 Corinthians 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 2:10 · 1 Corinthians 2:11 · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · 1 Corinthians 2:13 · 1 Corinthians 2:14 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · 1 Corinthians 7:40 · 1 Corinthians 12:3 · 1 Corinthians 12:4 · 1 Corinthians 12:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:6 · 1 Corinthians 12:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:8 · 1 Corinthians 12:9 · 1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:12 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · 1 Corinthians 14:13 · 1 Corinthians 14:14 · 1 Corinthians 14:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:16
2 Corinthians (13)
2 Corinthians 1:22 · 2 Corinthians 3:3 · 2 Corinthians 3:4 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · 2 Corinthians 3:8 · 2 Corinthians 3:16 · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:5 · 2 Corinthians 6:6 · 2 Corinthians 13:14
Galatians (20)
Galatians 3:2 · Galatians 3:3 · Galatians 3:4 · Galatians 3:5 · Galatians 3:13 · Galatians 3:14 · Galatians 4:6 · Galatians 4:29 · Galatians 5:5 · Galatians 5:16 · Galatians 5:17 · Galatians 5:18 · Galatians 5:19 · Galatians 5:20 · Galatians 5:21 · Galatians 5:22 · Galatians 5:23 · Galatians 5:24 · Galatians 5:25 · Galatians 6:8
Ephesians (16)
Ephesians 1:13 · Ephesians 1:14 · Ephesians 1:17 · Ephesians 2:18 · Ephesians 2:22 · Ephesians 3:5 · Ephesians 3:16 · Ephesians 4:3 · Ephesians 4:4 · Ephesians 4:30 · Ephesians 5:9 · Ephesians 5:18 · Ephesians 5:19 · Ephesians 5:20 · Ephesians 6:17 · Ephesians 6:18
Philippians (3)
Colossians (1)
1 Thessalonians (4)
1 Thessalonians 1:5 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:19
2 Thessalonians (1)
1 Timothy (2)
2 Timothy (3)
Titus (1)
Hebrews (7)
Hebrews 2:4 · Hebrews 3:7 · Hebrews 6:4 · Hebrews 9:8 · Hebrews 9:14 · Hebrews 10:15 · Hebrews 10:29
1 Peter (6)
1 Peter 1:2 · 1 Peter 1:11 · 1 Peter 1:12 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 1 Peter 4:14
2 Peter (1)
1 John (9)
1 John 2:20 · 1 John 2:27 · 1 John 3:24 · 1 John 4:2 · 1 John 4:6 · 1 John 4:13 · 1 John 5:6 · 1 John 5:7 · 1 John 5:8
Revelation (15)
Revelation 1:4 · Revelation 1:10 · Revelation 2:7 · Revelation 2:11 · Revelation 2:17 · Revelation 2:29 · Revelation 3:1 · Revelation 3:6 · Revelation 3:13 · Revelation 3:22 · Revelation 4:5 · Revelation 5:6 · Revelation 11:11 · Revelation 14:13 · Revelation 22:17
Reference index checked against the digital KJV text.
More Old Testament passages about God’s Spirit
Follow the Spirit’s work through judges, prophets, and the life of Israel. These passages include Othniel, Jephthah, Amasai, Azariah, Jahaziel, Zechariah son of Jehoiada, and Micah.
- Numbers 24:2
- Judges 3:9-10
- Judges 11:29
- 1 Chronicles 12:18
- 2 Chronicles 15:1-2
- 2 Chronicles 20:14-17
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
- Nehemiah 9:20
- Nehemiah 9:30
- Micah 3:8
- Haggai 2:4-5
Further reading
- The Spirit of God from creation to new creation · BibleProject
- A Biblical theology of the Holy Spirit · Center for Biblical Studies
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Frequently asked questions
Where should I start studying the Holy Spirit?
Begin with who the Holy Spirit is, then read John 14–16 and the promise of the Father in Luke 24 and Acts 1.
Where does the Old Testament mention the Spirit of God?
Start at Genesis 1:2, then read Exodus 31:1–6, Numbers 11:16–30, Judges 6:34, and 1 Samuel 16:13. Isaiah 61, Ezekiel 36–37, Joel 2, and Zechariah 4 continue the theme.