And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage 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 him to you.
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