Words of the Spirit
Where the Holy Spirit speaks, in His own voice
The Spirit is the quietest Person of the Trinity, and so it is easy to forget that He speaks at all. But He does, in His own voice, scattered through the New Testament: a word to a man on a desert road, a charge to a church at prayer, a warning about the latter days, and the long witness He gave through the prophets, still speaking. Here His words are gathered in one place, marked in His own blue. Where the Spirit speaks, He always points to Christ.
His direct word
The Acts of the ApostlesThen the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. Acts 8:29 · to Philip, sending him to the Ethiopian
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Acts 10:19-20 · opening the door to the Gentiles
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Acts 13:2 · commissioning the first missionaries
Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. Acts 21:11 · through Agabus, foretelling Paul's arrest
His warning to the church
First TimothyNow the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Timothy 4:1
His witness through the prophets
Hebrews · the Spirit still speakingThe writer of Hebrews does not say the Spirit spoke; he says the Spirit saith — present tense. The old words of the Psalms and the Prophets are the Holy Ghost's living voice.
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) Hebrews 3:7-11 · the Spirit speaking Psalm 95
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us… This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Hebrews 10:15-17 · the Spirit speaking Jeremiah 31
Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is waxed gross… lest they should… be converted, and I should heal them. Acts 28:25-27 · Paul, the Spirit speaking Isaiah 6
His voice in the Revelation
The Revelation of JohnYea, saith the Spirit, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth… that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Revelation 14:13
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come… And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:17 · the Spirit's last invitation
And seven times over, sealing each letter to the seven churches, the same call: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches — Rev 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29, 3:6, 3:13, 3:22.
Scripture from the King James Version, linked to BibleHub. The Spirit's words are marked the same blue in the Study Bible. Companion pages: the names of the Holy Spirit, the words of Christ, and the names of God.