N S B Notes: Holy Spirit, Who or
What?
HOLY SPIRIT: “Who” or “What”?
Is God’s Holy Spirit a person?
HOLY SPIRIT: The Spirit that belongs to God is God’s Holy Spirit. It is his
power that was used to create the universe. (Genesis Chapter 1 and 2) Holy
Spirit is the Helper for true believers. (John 14:25-26; 16:7-15) (Romans
8:1-27) (Galatians 5:22-25) Holy Spirit dwells in Christians. (John 14:15-17)
(1 Co 6:19) A believer can be filled with Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:4; 7:55;
11:23-24) It is possible to sin against the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 12:31) (Acts
5:3) (1 Thessalonians 5:19) (Hebrews 10:29) The Greek word “pneuma” comes from
“pneo,” which is translated spirit. The Hebrew word “ruach” means breath, wind,
vital force, and spirit. All of these meanings refer to something that is
invisible to the human eye.
IT: The Greek words “ekeinos” and “autos” may be translated into 58 different
English words. Did you get that? 58 different English words! (Ekeinos, Strongs
# G1565; Autos, Strongs # G846) These words include: he, she, it; himself,
herself, themselves, itself; and, that one. The references to the Holy Spirit
have been translated into the masculine words “he” or “him” by Trinitarian
biased translators. They certainly have plenty of English words from which to
choose.
The New Simplified Bible honors the true context of the Holy Scriptures. Holy
Spirit is God’s power. Holy Spirit belongs to God. God and Holy Spirit are not
two separate spirit beings serving as part of a mysterious Trinity consisting
of “three Gods in one.” Holy Spirit is an invisable force that the Almighty God
uses to accomplish His will. It is masculine because it belongs to a masculine
God, Jehovah God. (John 14:17; 16:13)
The Greek word “autos” is translated “it”
Jesus called the Holy Spirit a helper:
John 14:16 “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another helper,
that he may be with you forever.
John 14:17 “It is the Spirit of the truth. The world cannot receive it. The
world does not see or know it. You know it because it lives with you and will
be with you. (See Simplified Bible Dictionary: IT)
John 14:26 “The Father will send a helper in my name. And Holy Spirit will
teach you all things and bring to your memory all that I said to you.
John 15:26 “I will send the helper from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which
proceeds from the Father to bear witness of me.
John 16:7 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is
for your benefit that I go away. For if I do not go away the helper will not
come to you. But if I go, I will send it to you. (Greek: autos: it) (See
Simplified Bible Dictionary: IT)
John 16:13 “When the Spirit of truth comes it will guide you to all truth for
it will not speak from itself. It will speak the things it hears and declare to
you the things that are to come.
John 16:14 “It will glorify me and will take of what I have and declare it to
you.
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the
Holy Spirit? That one (Greek: “hos he ho” which, that one) is in you. You
received it from God. You are not your own.
The phrase “Holy Spirit” is found in 92 verses in the New Simplified Bible.
Here are some of them:
(Matthew 1:18 NSB) The birth of Jesus Christ took
place in this way. His mother Mary had been promised to Joseph in marriage. But
before they were married, Mary realized that she was pregnant by Holy Spirit.
(Matthew 1:20 NSB) Joseph had this in mind when God’s angel appeared to him in
a dream. The angel said to him: “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She is pregnant
by Holy Spirit.
(Matthew 3:11 NSB) “I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He
that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit
and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.
(Matthew 12:32 NSB) “Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him. But whoever speaks against Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven
him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.
(Matthew 28:19 NSB) “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
(Mark 1:8 NSB) “I baptized (immersed) you with water, but he will baptize (Greek:
baptizo: immerse, submerge) you with Holy Spirit.”
(Mark 3:29 NSB) “But whoever speaks evil and defames Holy Spirit will not be
forgiven but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
(Mark 12:36 NSB) “Inspired by Holy Spirit David said:
‘Jehovah said to my Lord sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies a
footstool for your feet.’ (Psalm 110:1)
(Mark 13:11 NSB) “When they deliver you up to judgment, do not worry before
hand what you shall speak. Holy Spirit will give it to you at that time.
(Luke 1:15 NSB) “He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or
strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.
(Luke 1:35 NSB) The angel replied: “Holy Spirit would come to you and the power of the Most High will envelope you. Because of this
the newborn will be called the Son of God.”
(Luke 1:41 NSB) When Elisabeth heard the greeting from Mary, the babe leaped in
her womb. Elisabeth was filled with Holy Spirit.
(Luke 1:67 NSB) His father Zechariah was filled with Holy Spirit and
prophesied, saying,
(Luke 2:25 NSB) There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man
was righteous and devout. He was waiting for God to save Israel. God’s Holy
Spirit was working in him.
(Luke 2:26 NSB) Holy Spirit revealed to him that he would not die before he saw
the Christ of Jehovah.
(Luke 3:16 NSB) John answered, saying to them: “I baptize you with water. He is
coming who is mightier than I. I am not worthy to untie his shoelaces. He will
baptize you in Holy Spirit and in fire.
(Luke 3:22 NSB) Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily form like a dove. A
voice came out of heaven. He said: “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well
pleased.”
(Luke 4:1 NSB) Jesus was full of God’s Holy Spirit when he returned from the
Jordan. Holy Spirit led him into the wilderness.
(Luke 10:21 NSB) In that same hour he rejoiced in Holy Spirit and said: “I
thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from
the wise and the understanding and revealed them to babes. Father, it is
pleasing in your sight.
(Luke 11:13 NSB) “If you who are 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?”
(Luke 12:10 NSB) “He who speaks against the Son of man will be forgiven.
However he who blasphemes against Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
(Luke 12:12 NSB) “Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you should
say.”
(John 1:33 NSB) “I did not know he was the one. God sent me to baptize in water
and said: ‘You will see one upon whom the spirit descends. The same is he who
baptizes in Holy Spirit.’
(John 14:26 NSB) “The Father will send a helper in my name. And Holy Spirit
will teach you all things and bring to your memory all that I said to you.
(John 20:22 NSB) After he said this he breathed on them and said: “Receive Holy
Spirit.
(Acts 1:2 NSB) until the day he was received up to heaven. After that he gave
orders through the Holy Spirit to his chosen apostles.
(Acts 1:5 NSB) “John baptized with water; but you will be baptized in the Holy
Spirit in a few days,” He said.
(Acts 1:8 NSB) “You will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you and
you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:16 NSB) “Brothers, the Scripture needed to be fulfilled, which the Holy
Spirit spoke by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who guided those who
arrested Jesus.
(Acts 2:4 NSB) They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak
with different tongues, as the Spirit moved them to speak.
(Acts 2:33 NSB) ” He is exalted to the right hand of God. He has received the
promised Holy Spirit from the Father. So he poured out what you now see and
hear.
(Acts 2:38 NSB) Then Peter said: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins,
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 4:8 NSB) Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said: “You rulers of
the people, and elders of Israel,
(Acts 4:31 NSB) When they prayed, the place where they assembled together was
shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of
God with boldness.
(Acts 5:3 NSB) Peter said: “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to
the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the money from the land sale?
(Acts 5:32 NSB) “We are witnesses of these things. The Holy Spirit, which God
gave to those who obey him, also witnessed.”
(Acts 6:5 NSB) The idea pleased the whole congregation. They chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor,
and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
(Acts 7:51 NSB) “You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You
always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.
(Acts 7:55 NSB) Being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
(Acts 8:15 NSB) Peter and John prayed for them, that they might receive the
Holy Spirit.
(Acts 8:17 NSB) So they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy
Spirit.
(Acts 8:18 NSB) When Simon saw the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on
of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
(Acts 8:19 NSB) Simon said: “Give me this power that on whomever I lay hands,
he may receive the Holy Spirit.”
(Acts 9:17 NSB) Ananias went his way. He entered the house and put his hands on
him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared to you along
the road sent me, that you might receive your sight, and be filled with the
Holy Spirit.”
(Acts 9:31 NSB) The congregations throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria,
and were built up. They walked in deep respect for Jehovah and were comforted
by the Holy Spirit and continued to grow. (Psalm 86:11)
(Acts 10:38 NSB) God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with
power. Jesus went about doing good and healing all who
were oppressed by the devil. God was with him.
(Acts 10:44 NSB) Holy Spirit descended on all who heard the message Peter
spoke.
(Acts 10:45 NSB) Those circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed
that the gift of Holy Spirit was also poured out on the people of the nations.
(Acts 10:47 NSB) “Can any man keep these people from being baptized with water?
They have received the Holy Spirit as we have.”
(Acts 11:15 NSB) “When I spoke the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it was in
the beginning.
(Acts 11:16 NSB) “Then I remembered what the Lord said: John indeed baptized
with water; but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 11:24 NSB) For he was a good man full of Holy Spirit
and of faith. Then many people were added to the Lord.
(Acts 13:2 NSB) As they ministered to God, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said:
“Set Barnabas and Saul apart for the work I have called them.”
(Acts 13:4 NSB) Being sent by Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. From there
they sailed to Cyprus.
(Acts 13:9 NSB) Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy
Spirit, set his eyes on him,
(Acts 13:52 NSB) And the disciples were filled with
joy, and with the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 15:8 NSB) “God knows their hearts and showed that he accepted them by giving
them Holy Spirit just as he did to us.
(Acts 15:28 NSB) “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon
you no greater burden than these necessary things.
(Acts 16:6 NSB) The Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province
of Asia. So they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
(Acts 19:2 NSB) He said to them: “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
believed?” They said: “We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit.”
(Acts 19:6 NSB) Paul laid his hands on them and Holy Spirit came upon them.
They spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
(Acts 20:23 NSB) “Holy Spirit warns me that in every city prison and hardships
are facing me there.
(Acts 20:28 NSB) “Be on guard for yourselves and the flock that the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers. Feed the Congregation of God that he purchased with the
blood of his own [Son].
(Acts 21:11 NSB) Coming to us he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and
hands. He said: “The Holy Spirit says, So shall the
Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this belt, and shall deliver him into
the hands of the nations.”
(Acts 28:25 NSB) So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had
said this one thing: “How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah
to your ancestors!”
(Romans 5:5 NSB) Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been shed
abroad in our hearts. It comes through the Holy Spirit, which is God’s gift to
us.
(Romans 8:27 NSB) So he who searches the hearts knows what is the inclination
(purpose)(mind-set) of the Spirit [of God], because he
makes intercession for the holy ones according to the will of God.
(Romans 9:1 NSB) I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie! My conscience bears
witness with me in Holy Spirit.
(Romans 14:17 NSB) For the kingdom of God is not food
and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
(Romans 15:13 NSB) Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
(Romans 15:16 NSB) That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the
nations, ministering the good news of God, that the
offering of these nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy
Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 2:13 NSB) We speak these things, not in the words that man's
wisdom teaches. But we speak them with the words the Holy Spirit teaches
comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
(1 Corinthians 6:19 NSB) What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of
the Holy Spirit? That one (Greek: “hos he ho” which, that one) is in you. You
received it from God. You are not your own.
(1 Corinthians 7:34 NSB) There is difference also between a wife and a virgin.
The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both
in body and in spirit. She who is married cares for the things of the world,
how she may please her husband.
(1 Corinthians 12:3 NSB) I want you to understand that no man speaking by the
Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the
Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
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