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NASB | Luke 11:13 "If you then, being 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?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 11:13 "If you, then, being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!" |
Subject: Do we receive *holy *spirit as a gift? |
Bible Note: HiRay, to clarify, are you talking about the spirit of man (lower case "s") and the Holy Spirit (of God; upper case "S")? For information, about receiving Jesus: John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, Refer Acts 2:38 and 5:32. 2:38 can be read either as meaning the HS himself, or a gift that he gives, but 5:32 seems to mean the Spirit himself. Knowing in what measure we receive the Spirit takes a lot of study. The text says it comes at the point of obeying the command to be baptized. The two occurrences of baptism of the HS were a result of promise, not in obedience to command. |