The word in Scripture

Spirit in the Bible

The word spirit appears 505 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Spirit is the breath and life of God, and the human inner being made for Him. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What spirit means in the Bible

Spirit is the breath and life of God, and the human inner being made for Him.

Where the word spirit appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word spirit appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”Psalms 34:18

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”Psalms 51:10

“And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”Isaiah 28:6

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”John 4:24

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”John 6:63

“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:”Romans 1:4

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”Romans 8:1

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”Galatians 5:25