But thisHe spokeof the Spirit,whomthosewho believedin Him were to receive;for the Spiritwas not yet[given], becauseJesuswas not yetglorified.
You have ascendedon high,You have ledcaptive[Your] captives;You have receivedgiftsamong men,Even [among] the rebelliousalso,that the LORDGodmay dwell[there].
"Turnto my reproof,Behold,I will pourout my spiriton you; I will makemy wordsknownto you.
Therefore you will joyouslydrawwaterFrom the springsof salvation.
Untilthe Spiritis pouredout upon us from on high,And the wildernessbecomesa fertilefield,And the fertilefieldis consideredas a forest.
For I will pourout wateron the thirsty[land] And streamson the dryground;I will pourout My Spiriton your offspringAnd My blessingon your descendants;
"It will comeabout afterthisThat I will pourout My Spiriton allmankind;And your sonsand daughterswill prophesy,Your oldmenwill dreamdreams,Your youngmenwill seevisions.
And they said,"Some[say] Johnthe Baptist;and others,Elijah;but still others,Jeremiah,oroneof the prophets."
And the crowdswere saying,"Thisis the prophetJesus,from Nazarethin Galilee."
"And behold,I am sending forththe promiseof My Fatherupon you; but you are to stayin the cityuntilyou are clothedwith powerfrom on high."
Johnansweredand saidto them all,"As for me, I baptizeyou with water;but One is comingwho is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto untiethe thongof His sandals;He will baptizeyou with the HolySpiritand fire.
Feargrippedthem all,and they [began] glorifyingGod,saying,"A greatprophethas arisenamongus!" and, "Godhas visitedHis people!"
They askedhim, "Whatthen?Are you Elijah?"And he said,"I amnot." "Are you the Prophet?"And he answered,"No."
They askedhim, and saidto him, "Whythenare you baptizing,ifyou are not the Christ,norElijah,northe Prophet?"
"I did not recognizeHim, but He who sentme to baptizein watersaidto me, 'He upon whomyou seethe Spiritdescendingand remainingupon Him, thisis the One who baptizesin the HolySpirit.'
These thingsHis disciplesdid not understandat the first;but whenJesuswas glorified,thenthey rememberedthat these thingswere writtenof Him, and that they had donethese thingsto Him.
And Jesusansweredthem, saying,"The hourhas comefor the Sonof Manto be glorified.
"Whateveryou askin My name,that will I do,sothat the Fathermay be glorifiedin the Son.
"But the Helper,the HolySpirit,whomthe Fatherwill sendin My name,He will teachyou allthings,and bring to your remembranceallthat I saidto you.
"He will glorifyMe, for He will takeof Mineand will disclose[it] to you.
"But I tellyou the truth,it is to your advantagethat I goaway;for ifI do not go away,the Helperwill not cometo you; but ifI go,I will sendHim to you.
Jesusspokethese things;and liftingup His eyesto heaven,He said,"Father,the hourhas come;glorifyYour Son,that the Sonmay glorifyYou,
"Now,Father,glorifyMe togetherwith Yourself,with the glorywhichI hadwith You beforethe worldwas.
And when He had saidthis,He breathedon them and saidto them, "Receivethe HolySpirit.
Thereforewhen the peoplesawthe signwhichHe had performed,they said,"Thisis trulythe Prophetwho is to comeinto the world."
There was muchgrumblingamongthe crowdsconcerningHim; somewere saying,"He is a good man";otherswere saying,"No,on the contrary,He leadsthe peopleastray."
Jesusanswered,"IfI glorifyMyself,My gloryis nothing;it is My Fatherwho glorifiesMe, of whomyou say,'He is our God';
He saidto them, "Did you receivethe HolySpiritwhen you believed?"And they [said] to him, "No, we have not evenheardwhetherthere is a HolySpirit."
AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LASTDAYS,'Godsays,'THAT I WILL POUR FORTHOF MY SPIRITON ALLMANKIND;AND YOUR SONSAND YOUR DAUGHTERSSHALL PROPHESY,AND YOUR YOUNG MENSHALL SEEVISIONS,AND YOUR OLD MENSHALL DREAMDREAMS;
"Thereforehaving been exaltedto the right handof God,and having receivedfrom the Fatherthe promiseof the HolySpirit,He has poured forththiswhichyou bothseeand hear.
Peter[said] to them, "Repent,and eachof you be baptizedin the nameof JesusChristfor the forgivenessof your sins;and you will receivethe giftof the HolySpirit.
And they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand beganto speakwith othertongues,as the Spiritwas givingthem utterance.
"The Godof Abraham,Isaacand Jacob,the Godof our fathers,has glorifiedHis servantJesus,[the one] whomyou deliveredand disownedin the presenceof Pilate,when he had decidedto releaseHim.
And when they had prayed,the placewherethey had gathered togetherwas shaken,and they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand [began] to speakthe wordof Godwith boldness.
However,you are not in the fleshbut in the Spirit,if indeedthe Spiritof Goddwellsin you. But ifanyonedoes not havethe Spiritof Christ,he does not belongto Him.
howwill the ministryof the Spiritfailto be even morewith glory?
Do not grievethe HolySpiritof God,by whomyou were sealedfor the dayof redemption.
