Numbers 11:17

New American Bible - revised edition

I will come down and speak with you there. I will also take some of the spirit that is on you and will confer it on them, that they may share the burden of the people with you. You will then not have to bear it by yourself.

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built.

Genesis 17:22

When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God departed from him.

Genesis 17:3

Abram fell face down and God said to him:

Genesis 18:33

The Lord departed as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home.

2 Kings 2:15

The guild prophets in Jericho, who were on the other side, saw him and said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They went to meet him, bowing to the ground before him.

2 Kings 2:9

When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Request whatever I might do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of your spirit.”

Nehemiah 9:20

Your good spirit you bestowed on them, to give them understanding; Your manna you did not withhold from their mouths, and you gave them water in their thirst.

Exodus 18:18

“You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. The task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.

Exodus 18:22

Let these render decisions for the people in all routine cases. Every important case they should refer to you, but every lesser case they can settle themselves. Lighten your burden by letting them bear it with you!

Exodus 19:11

and be ready for the third day; for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

Exodus 19:20

When the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Exodus 34:5

The Lord came down in a cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name, “Lord.”

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 63:11

Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses, his servant: Where is the one who brought up out of the sea the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed in their midst his holy spirit,

Numbers 11:25

The Lord then came down in the cloud and spoke to him. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, he bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied but did not continue.

Numbers 12:5

Then the Lord came down in a column of cloud, and standing at the entrance of the tent, called, “Aaron and Miriam.” When both came forward,

Numbers 12:8

face to face I speak to him, plainly and not in riddles. The likeness of the Lord he beholds. Why, then, do you not fear to speak against my servant Moses?

Numbers 27:18

And the Lord replied to Moses: Take Joshua, son of Nun, a man of spirit, and lay your hand upon him.

Numbers 7:89

When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with God, he heard the voice addressing him from above the cover on the ark of the covenant, from between the two cherubim; and so it spoke to him.

John 3:13

No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.

John 7:39

He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.

Romans 8:9

But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

1 Corinthians 2:12

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who [also] gives his holy Spirit to you. Mutual Charity.

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a [pure] heart.

Jude 1:19

These are the ones who cause divisions; they live on the natural plane, devoid of the Spirit.

1 Samuel 10:6

The spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will join them in their prophetic ecstasy and will become a changed man.