Topic
Holy Spirit, the Personality of
36 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 6:3Torrey He strives with sinners
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
- Job 33:4Torrey He creates and gives life
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
- Isaiah 48:16Torrey He appoints and commissions ministers
¶ Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
- Isaiah 63:10Torrey He can be vexed
¶ But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
- John 14:17Torrey He dwells with saints
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
- John 14:26Torrey He teaches
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
- John 15:26Torrey He testifies of Christ
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- John 16:8Torrey He reproves
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
- John 16:13Torrey He guides
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
- John 16:14Torrey He glorifies Christ
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
- Acts 1:16Torrey He spoke in, and by, the prophets
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
- Acts 5:9Torrey He can be tempted
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
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- Acts 7:51 Torrey He can be resisted
- Acts 8:29 Torrey He directs ministers where to preach
- Acts 9:31 Torrey He comforts
- Acts 10:19 Torrey He directs ministers where to preach
- Acts 10:20 Torrey He directs ministers where to preach
- Acts 13:2 Torrey He appoints and commissions ministers
- Acts 16:6 Torrey He directs ministers where not to preach
- Acts 16:7 Torrey He directs ministers where not to preach
- Acts 20:28 Torrey He appoints and commissions ministers
- Romans 8:26 Torrey He helps our infirmities
- Romans 11:33 Torrey He searches all things
- Romans 11:34 Torrey He searches all things
- Romans 15:13 Torrey He has a power of his own
- Romans 15:16 Torrey He sanctifies
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 Torrey He searches all things
- 1 Corinthians 2:11 Torrey He searches all things
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Torrey He instructs ministers what to preach
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 Torrey He sanctifies
- 1 Corinthians 12:3 Torrey He teaches
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 Torrey He works according to his own will
- Ephesians 4:30 Torrey He can be grieved
- 1 Peter 1:11 Torrey He spoke in, and by, the prophets
- 1 Peter 1:12 Torrey He spoke in, and by, the prophets
- 2 Peter 1:21 Torrey He spoke in, and by, the prophets
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 36 references, grouped by sub-topic
- He creates and gives life Job 33:4
- He appoints and commissions ministers Isa 48:16; Ac 13:2; 20:28
- He directs ministers where to preach Ac 8:29; 10:19,20
- He directs ministers where not to preach Ac 16:6,7
- He instructs ministers what to preach 1Co 2:13
- He spoke in, and by, the prophets Ac 1:16; 1Pe 1:11,12; 2Pe 1:21
- He strives with sinners Ge 6:3
- He reproves Joh 16:8
- He comforts Ac 9:31
- He helps our infirmities Ro 8:26
- He teaches Joh 14:26; 1Co 12:3
- He guides Joh 16:13
- He sanctifies Ro 15:16; 1Co 6:11
- He testifies of Christ Joh 15:26
- He glorifies Christ Joh 16:14
- He has a power of his own Ro 15:13
- He searches all things Ro 11:33,34; 1Co 2:10,11
- He works according to his own will 1Co 12:11
- He dwells with saints Joh 14:17
- He can be grieved Eph 4:30
- He can be vexed Isa 63:10
- He can be resisted Ac 7:51
- He can be tempted Ac 5:9
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.