The spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his message is on my lips.

The Holy Spirit inspired David to say: 'The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet.'

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, answered them, "Leaders of the people and elders:

But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.

"Look!" he said. "I see heaven opened and the Son of Man standing at the right side of God!"

So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had said this one thing: "How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors!

God revealed to these prophets that their work was not for their own benefit, but for yours, as they spoke about those things which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good News by the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things which even the angels would like to understand.

For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.

(These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.

(For the pagans of this world are always concerned about all these things.) Your Father knows that you need these things.

"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom.