Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
16 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “spirit” →
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
