Numbers 11:17

New International Reader's Version

I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you. And I will put it on them. They will share the responsibility of these people with you. Then you will not have to carry it alone.

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

Genesis 17:22

When God had finished speaking with Abraham, God left him.

Genesis 17:3

Abram fell with his face to the ground. God said to him,

Genesis 18:33

When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham returned home.

2 Kings 2:15

The group of prophets from Jericho were watching. They said, “The spirit of Elijah has been given to Elisha.” They went over to Elisha. They bowed down to him with their faces toward the ground.

2 Kings 2:9

After they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me. What can I do for you before I’m taken away from you?” “Please give me a double share of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

Nehemiah 9:20

You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t hold back your manna from their mouths. And you gave them water when they were thirsty.

Exodus 18:18

You will just get worn out. And so will these people who come to you. There’s too much work for you. You can’t possibly handle it by yourself.

Exodus 18:22

Let them serve the people as judges. But have them bring every hard case to you. They can decide the easy ones themselves. That will make your load lighter. They will share it with you.

Exodus 19:11

Have the people ready by the third day. On that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai. Everyone will see it.

Exodus 19:20

The Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai. He told Moses to come to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up.

Exodus 34:5

Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He stood there with Moses and announced his name, the Lord.

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water on the thirsty land. I will make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your children. I will pour out my blessing on their children after them.

Isaiah 63:11

Then his people remembered what he did long ago. They recalled the days of Moses and his people. They asked, “Where is the God who brought Israel through the Red Sea? Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock. Where is the God who put his Holy Spirit among them?

Joel 2:28

“After that, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams. Your young men will have visions.

Numbers 11:25

Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He spoke with Moses. He took some of the power of the Spirit that was on Moses. And he put it on the 70 elders. When the Spirit came on them, they prophesied. But they didn’t do it again.

Numbers 12:5

Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the tent. And he told Aaron and Miriam to come to him. The two of them stepped forward.

Numbers 12:8

With Moses I speak face to face. I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles. I let him see something of what I look like. So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Numbers 27:18

So the Lord said to Moses, “Joshua, the son of Nun, has the ability to be a wise leader. Get him and place your hand on him.

Numbers 7:89

Moses entered the tent of meeting. He wanted to speak with the Lord. There Moses heard the Lord talking to him. The Lord’s voice was speaking to him from between the two cherubim. The cherubim were over the place where sin is paid for. It was the cover on the ark where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. In this way the Lord spoke to Moses.

John 3:13

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven. He is the Son of Man.

John 7:39

When he said this, he meant the Holy Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit later. Up to that time, the Spirit had not been given. This was because Jesus had not yet received glory.

Romans 8:9

But you are not ruled by the power of sin. Instead, the Holy Spirit rules over you. This is true if the Spirit of God lives in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:12

What we have received is not the spirit of the world. We have received the Spirit who is from God. The Spirit helps us understand what God has freely given us.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Suppose someone refuses to accept our teaching. They are not turning their back on us. They are turning their back on God. This same God gives you his Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. So you have an honest and true love for each other. So love one another deeply, from your hearts.

Jude 1:19

They are the people who separate you from one another. They do only what comes naturally. They are not led by the Holy Spirit.

1 Samuel 10:6

The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully on you. Then you will prophesy along with them. You will become a different person.