Pentecost marks a significant event in the early Church, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. These verses recount the story and its importance, showing how the Holy Spirit empowers believers for boldness and ministry.
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Bible Verses About Pentecost
Acts 2:1 – The Holy Spirit came upon the disciples on the day of Pentecost
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.” – Acts 2:1
Acts 2:4 – They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues
“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” – Acts 2:4
Acts 2:17 – In the last days, God will pour out his Spirit on all people
“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” – Acts 2:17
Acts 2:38 – Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit
“Peter replied, ‘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.” – Acts 2:38
Acts 2:41 – About three thousand people accepted the message and were baptized
“Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” – Acts 2:41
Acts 4:31 – They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” – Acts 4:31
Acts 8:15-17 – The believers in Samaria received the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands
“When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, ‘Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.’ Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!'” – Acts 8:15-17
Acts 10:44-46 – While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.” – Acts 10:44-46
Acts 19:6 – Paul laid his hands on the believers and the Holy Spirit came on them
“When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.” – Acts 19:6
1 Corinthians 6:19 – Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19
1 Corinthians 12:13 – We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” – 1 Corinthians 12:13
Ephesians 1:13-14 – You were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:13-14
Ephesians 4:30 – Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” – Ephesians 4:30
Colossians 1:27 – Christ in you, the hope of glory
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” – Colossians 1:27
2 Timothy 1:7 – God did not give us a spirit of fear
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7
Titus 3:5 – He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” – Titus 3:5
1 John 2:27 – The anointing you receive from him remains in you
“As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.” – 1 John 2:27
John 14:16-17 – The Holy Spirit will be with you forever
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” – John 14:16-17
John 14:26 – The Holy Spirit will teach you all things
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” – John 14:26
John 16:13 – The Spirit of truth will guide you into all the truth
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” – John 16:13
Acts 1:8 – You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8
Acts 5:32 – The Holy Spirit is given to those who obey God
“We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” – Acts 5:32
Acts 11:15 – The Holy Spirit was poured out even on Gentiles
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning.” – Acts 11:15
Acts 13:2 – The Holy Spirit set apart Barnabas and Paul for the work to which he called them
“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'” – Acts 13:2
Acts 19:2 – The disciples at Ephesus had not even heard that there was a Holy Spirit
“So Paul asked, ‘Then what baptism did you receive?’ ‘John’s baptism,’ they replied. Paul said, ‘John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.’ On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.” – Acts 19:2
Romans 5:5 – God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:5
1 Corinthians 2:12 – We have received the Spirit who is from God
“What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” – 1 Corinthians 2:12
1 Corinthians 3:16 – The Holy Spirit lives in you
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” – 1 Corinthians 3:16
Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
Ephesians 5:18 – Be filled with the Spirit
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” – Ephesians 5:18
Titus 3:6 – God poured out his Spirit on us generously
“Whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.” – Titus 3:6
James 4:5 – The Spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely
“Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?” – James 4:5
1 Peter 1:12 – The Holy Spirit sent from heaven
“Even angels long to look into these things.” – 1 Peter 1:12
1 Peter 1:22 – Love one another deeply from the heart
“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” – 1 Peter 1:22
1 Peter 4:14 – The Spirit of glory rests on you
“If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.” – 1 Peter 4:14
1 John 4:13 – We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit
“This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.” – 1 John 4:13
1 John 5:6 – The Spirit is the truth
“This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.” – 1 John 5:6
1 John 5:8 – The Spirit, the water, and the blood testify and agree
“There are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.” – 1 John 5:8
Jude 1:20 – Build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit
“But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.” – Jude 1:20
Revelation 22:17 – The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”
“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.” – Revelation 22:17