³ Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the [power and influence of the] Spirit of God can say, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is [my] Lord,” except by [the power and influence of] the Holy Spirit.

Apostasy

4 But the [Holy] Spirit explicitly and unmistakably declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons,

¹¹ He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will not be hurt by the second death (^[a]the lake of fire).’^(A)

⁷ Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

²⁰ for it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

⁴ And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other ^[a]tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately].

²⁹ Then the [Holy] Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

¹⁹ While Peter was thoughtfully considering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Now listen, three men are looking for you.

¹² The Spirit told me to go with them without the slightest hesitation. So these six brothers also went with me and we went to the man’s house.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and prophesied through the [Holy] Spirit that a severe famine would come on the ^[a]entire world. And this did happen during the reign of ^[b]Claudius.