Baptism of the
Holy Spirit

~ Yeshua said: "...seeing that John, indeed, baptizes in water, yet you shall be baptized in holy spirit after not many of these days." and "But you shall be obtaining power at the coming of the holy spirit on you, and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in entire Judea and Samaria, and as far as the limits of the earth." (Acts 1:5 and 8)

~ And at the fulfillment of the day of Pentecost they were all alike in the same place. And suddenly there came out of heaven a blare, even as of a violent, carrying blast, and it fills the whole house where they were sitting. And seen by them were dividing tongues as if of fire, and one is seated on each one of them. And they are all filled with holy spirit, and they begin to speak in different languages, according as the spirit gave them to declaim. (Acts 2:1-4)

~ Now Peter, standing with the eleven, lifts up his voice and declaims to them: "Men! Jews! and all who are dwelling at Jerusalem! Let this be known to you, and give ear to my declarations, for these are not drunk, as you take it, for it is the third hour of the day. But this is that which has been declared through the prophet Joel:
'And it shall be in the last days,' (God is saying)
'I shall be pouring out from My spirit on all flesh,
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your youths visions shall be seeing,
And your elders dreams shall be dreaming,
And surely on My men slaves and on My women slaves
in those days shall I be pouring out from My spirit,'
and they shall be prophesying.
'And I will give miracles in heaven above,
And signs on the earth below,
Blood and fire and vapor pillars of smoke,
The sun shall be converted into darkness
And the moon into blood Ere the coming of the day of the Lord,
The great and advent day.
And it shall be that everyone, whosoever should be invoking the name of the Lord, shall be saved.' (Acts 2:14-21)

~ Now the apostles in Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria has received the word of God, dispatch to them Peter and John, who, descending, pray concerning them, so that they may be obtaining holy spirit, for not as yet was it fallen on any of them, yet only, having been baptized, they belonged to the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they place their hands on them, and they obtained holy spirit.
(Acts 8:14-17)

~ Now Ananias came away and entered the house, and placing his hands on him, he said, "Saul! Brother! The Lord has commissioned me (Jesus, Who was seen by you on the road by which you came), so that you should be receiving sight and be filled with holy spirit." And immediately fall from his eyes as if scales, and he receives sight. Besides, rising, also, he is baptized, and obtaining nourishment, is strengthened. Now he came to be with the disciples in Damascus some days. And immediately, in the synagogues, he heralded Jesus, that He is the Son of God. Now amazed are all who are hearing... (Acts 9:17-21)

~ While Peter is still speaking these declarations, the holy spirit falls on all those hearing the word. And amazed were the believers of the Circumcision, whoever come together with Peter, seeing that on the nations also the gratuity of the holy spirit has been poured out. For they heard them speaking in languages and magnifying God. (Acts 10:44-46)

~ Now it occurred while Apollos is in Corinth, Paul, passing through the upper parts, comes down to Ephesus and, finding some disciples, said to them, "Did you obtain holy spirit on believing?" Yet they to him, "Nay, neither hear we if there is holy spirit." Yet he said, "Into what, then, are you baptized?" Yet they say "Into John’s baptism." Yet Paul said, "John baptizes with the baptism of repentance, telling the people that in the One coming after him they should be believing, that is, in Jesus." Now, hearing this, they are baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And at the placing of Paul’s hands on them, the holy spirit came on them. Besides, they spoke languages and prophesied. (Acts 19:1-6)

~ Now you are the body of Christ, and members of a part, whom also God, indeed, placed in the ecclesia, first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, thereupon powers, thereupon graces of healing, supports, pilotage, species of languages. Not all are apostles. Not all are prophets. Not all are teachers. Not all have powers. Not all have the graces of healing. Not all are speaking languages. Not all are interpreting. Yet be zealous for the greater graces. And still I am showing you a path, suited to transcendence. (1 Corinthians 12:27-31)

~ Yet be zealous for spiritual endowments, yet rather that you may be prophesying. For he who is speaking in a language is not speaking to men, but to God, for no one is hearing, yet in spirit he is speaking secrets. Yet he who is prophesying is speaking to men for edification and consolation and comfort. He who is speaking in a language is edifying himself, yet he who is prophesying is edifying the ecclesia. Now I want you all to be speaking in languages, yet rather that you may be prophesying, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking in languages, outside and except he may be interpreting, that the ecclesia may be getting edification. (1 Corinthians 14:1b-5)

~ In Whom you also -- on hearing the word of truth, the evangel of your salvation -- in Whom on believing also, you are sealed with the holy spirit of promise (which is an earnest of the enjoyment of our allotment, to the deliverance of that which has been procured) for the laud of His glory! (Ephesians 1:13-14)

~ Be observing accurately, then, brethren, how you are walking, not as unwise, but as wise, reclaiming the era, for the days are wicked. Therefore do not become imprudent, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, in which is profligacy, but be filled full with spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing music in your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, to our God and Father, being subject to one another in the fear of Christ. (Ephesians 5:15-21)

~ Let the word of Christ be making its home in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves; in psalms, in hymns, in spiritual songs, singing, with grace in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)

~ We are thanking God always concerning you all, making mention of you in our prayers, unintermittingly remembering your work of faith and toil of love and endurance of expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ, in front of our God and Father, having perceived, brethren beloved by God, your choice, for the evangel of our God did not come to you in word only, but in power also, and in holy spirit and much assurance, according as you are aware. Such we became among you, because of you. (1 Thessalonians 2:2-5)

~ Grateful am I to God, to Whom I am offering divine service from my ancestors with a clear conscience, as I have an unintermittent remembrance concerning you in my petitions, night and day, longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled full of joy, getting a reminder of the unfeigned faith which is in you, which first makes its home in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice. Now, I am persuaded that it is in you also. For which cause I am reminding you to be rekindling the gracious gift of God which is in you through the imposition of my hands, for God gives us, not a spirit of timidity, but of power and of love and of sanity. (2 Timothy 1:3-7)

~ Yet when the kindness and fondness for humanity of our Saviour, God, made its advent, not for works which are wrought in righteousness which we do, but according to His mercy, He saves us, through the bath of renascence and renewal of holy spirit, which He pours out on us richly through Jesus Christ, our Saviour, that, being justified in that One’s grace, we may be becoming enjoyers, in expectation, of the allotment of life eonian. (Titus 3:4-7)

~ Now you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in holy spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for life eonian. (Jude 1:20-21)