Bible Verses About "How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit"
Believers are filled with the Holy Spirit by confessing sin, yielding their will to God, asking in faith, and continually obeying His leading — a repeated experience commanded for every Christian.
Believers are filled with the Holy Spirit by confessing sin, yielding their will to God, asking in faith, and continually obeying His leading — a repeated experience commanded for every Christian.
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit." — Ephesians 5:18 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit."
"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."
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