John 3:34
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34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.(A)
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Isaiah 11:2-5
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2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.(A)
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear,(B)
4 but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.(C)
5 Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.(D)
Colossians 2:9
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
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Colossians 1:19
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19 For in him all the fullness of God[a] was pleased to dwell,
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- 1.19 Gk lacks of God
Acts 10:38
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38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.(A)
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John 15:26
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26 “When the Advocate[a] comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.(A)
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- 15.26 Or Helper or Comforter
John 5:26
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26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself,
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Luke 4:18
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,(A)
Matthew 12:18
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18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the gentiles.(A)
Romans 8:2
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2 For the law of the Spirit[a] of life in Christ Jesus has set you[b] free from the law of sin and of death.(A)
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John 3:17
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17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him.(A)
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John 7:16
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16 Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.(A)
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John 1:16
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16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[a](A)
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- 1.16 Or grace in place of grace
Revelation 22:16-17
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16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”(A)
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.(B)
Revelation 22:1
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The River of Life
22 Then the angel[a] showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb(A)
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- 22.1 Gk he
Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(A)
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John 8:47
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47 Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”(A)
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John 8:26-28
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26 I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”(A) 27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he[a] and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father instructed me.(B)
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- 8.28 Gk I am
John 7:37-39
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Rivers of Living Water
37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,(A) 38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As[a] the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart[b] shall flow rivers of living water.’ ”(B) 39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit[c] because Jesus was not yet glorified.(C)
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2 Kings 2:9
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9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.”
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Numbers 11:25
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25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders, and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.(A)
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Revelation 21:6
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6 Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.(A)
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Ephesians 4:7-13
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7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.(A) 8 Therefore it is said,
9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[b] into the lower parts of the earth?[c] 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers(C) 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(D) 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,[d] to the measure of the full stature of Christ.(E)
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John 16:7
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7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate[a] will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.
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John 8:40
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40 but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
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