Holy Spirit in everyone?

[lomarah]

I was first given the writings of John G Lake 32 years ago. I reacted the same way :o)

:bgdance: :banana: :dsunny:

[redhotmagma]

I think the seed entered the world, and is in the whole world.  (whether that seed entered the world when the lambkin was slain at the foundation, or at the cross, I do not know, although I don't think they are wholly separate events, just separated in the temporal)

A seed will lie dormant until it receives water to cause it to germinate.  The water is the Spirit, raining down and reaching the seed causing it to grow into a full grown tree.

Nice analogy for our finite mind to comprehend spirit world related complexities; however, that see is in those whom God foreknew before creation wojuld accept the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ; there is a distinction, a differencve if you will, between those in Christ that are saved and everyone else that is, eventually, saved.

The bible may teach/profess fairness but certainly not equality.
The sticky area for me will likely get us into a jam here with a certain topic that we can't go into easily here, but I'll throw this out anyway.

Christ is the seed, which is in all IMO.  The spirit of Christ is used interchangeably with the Holy Spirit.  Christ means anointed, with what?  The Spirit of God. 

I am aware of no passage where The Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ are regarded as one and the same; further, "even if" they were, it would seem, that that would. of necessity, require The Father to, likewise, be similarly so regarded; in which case, would null and void the entire concept of the individuality of the components of the internal makeup of The Godhead ie The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit which, though failing by resulting in cultic anathema, we know is, nonetheless, not possible for it has never been not nice to attempt either to fool Mother Nature or mock God.

Rom 8:9
However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

[lomarah]

 :nod:

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made. Without Him nothing was made that has been made. (John)

Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Paul, in Ephesians.)

[redhotmagma]

Ned nobody is mocking God here.  You have an understanding of the Nature of the "Godhead", you may be correct in that understanding, but you may be wrong.  That delves into one of the topics here that are difficult to discuss.  Otherwise, friend, we are discussing things that are far beyond our finite mind, especially the nature of God, so lets try and keep the rhetoric on the friendly plane. 

[Molly]

The Holy Spirit is a person.  Decide for yourselves.

John 14:26, "These things I have spoken to you, while abiding with you. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.


Verses showing identity, ministry, and personhood of the Holy Spirit | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry

http://carm.org/christianity/christian-doctrine/verses-showing-identity-ministry-and-personhood-holy-spirit

[Molly]

:nod:

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made. Without Him nothing was made that has been made. (John)

Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Paul, in Ephesians.)

The Spirit was there also in the beginning.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

[Molly]

The world does not know the Holy Spirit, nor can the world see the Holy Spirit.


John 14:17, "that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you."  See also, John 15:26.

[Molly]

The Holy Spirit can translate us from one place to another supernaturally:

Acts 8:39, And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.


The Holy Spirit can act in other ways upon the physical material world around us for our benefit:

14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily so that the ropes that were on his arms were as flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds dropped from his hands.

--Judges 15

[Molly]

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, ...John 14:26

"helper"
parakletos
,
The paraclete is one who comes alongside, the helper, the advocate, the comforter, the wingman who has your back, the soldier companion who fights next to you in the trenches.


And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper [parakletos], to be with you forever.
--John 14:16

[Molly]

Jesus is called the parakletos once in the New Testament.   

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [parakletos] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

--1 John 2:1


For this reason, Jesus tells his disciples that after he leaves, 'I will ask the Father and he will send you another helper [parakletos],' which is the Holy Spirit.

Thus, the Holy Spirit is to us as Jesus was to the disciples when he walked with them on earth.

[redhotmagma]

Jesus is called the parakletos once in the New Testament.   

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [parakletos] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

--1 John 2:1


For this reason, Jesus tells his disciples that after he leaves, 'I will ask the Father and he will send you another helper [parakletos],' which is the Holy Spirit.

Thus, the Holy Spirit is to us as Jesus was to the disciples when he walked with them on earth.

God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.  Is this the Spirit of God that was in Christ?  The Spirit of God making Jesus the parakletos.  There is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.

What about the seven spirits of God?  Is there seven holy Spirits?  Is that seven different "people"?

I see why Micah kept asking "what is spirit"?

[Molly]

Jesus is called the parakletos once in the New Testament.   

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [parakletos] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

--1 John 2:1


For this reason, Jesus tells his disciples that after he leaves, 'I will ask the Father and he will send you another helper [parakletos],' which is the Holy Spirit.

Thus, the Holy Spirit is to us as Jesus was to the disciples when he walked with them on earth.

God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.  Is this the Spirit of God that was in Christ?  The Spirit of God making Jesus the parakletos.  There is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.

What about the seven spirits of God?  Is there seven holy Spirits?  Is that seven different "people"?

I see why Micah kept asking "what is spirit"?

Parakletos is a function--advocate, helper, fellow warrior, wingman, teacher, friend.

Have you ever experienced this?  I am sure you have.

Maybe you did not know who was doing it?

Because of the Holy Spirit, we are never left desolate, we are never alone, we are never without hope.

Sometimes it is more helpful to share how these things work in our own lives, than to discuss abstract theology.


Jesus was the one John saw upon whom the Holy Spirit alighted and never left.  He had the Spirit without measure.


5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.


--John 16

[SkyOverCloudNed]

If mankind is veiled, looks trough a glass darkly, is bound into disobedience, etc I think it's proven that even the HS manifests always in the same way mankind will see different things depending on the amount of veils and hour dark their sunglasses are....

I'm not 100% sure what you're saying here... Are you saying you don't believe God is in us all?

That's not what I'm saying.[\quote]

   1Co 13:12, For now we SEE through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

If mankind is veiled

Actually,  though often seen and heard, this would appear to be a manmade invention describing the spirit world and its activity beyond our senses. The word, "veil" appears only seven times in scripture; one refers to a headcovering (Song of Solomon), four (understandably, each appear in the Gospels refering to its being torn asunder, three in Hebrews referring to those of us who are in Christ as entering into that veil of which the third Hebrews verse tells us that veil is Jesus Christ's flesh and therefore does not include those not in Christ Jesus.  Thus the description, "veiled", delineating the limits of our earthly senses from perceiving the spirit world, while apt in itself, really should not be mixed with, say, 'factual scripture'. One may, however, regard "The Mystery" and (as here) "The Riddle" as being 'veiled' though we then need to distinguish between actual spirit places and entities as opposed to concepts involving the knowledge and understanding of the deeper unknown future unfoldings of scripture, ie prohecy in fulfillment.


SEE: 4. oida = to know intuitively, without effort or experience; to have perceived or apprehended. Cp. the verb ginosko, which means to get to know, by effort, experience, or revelation. See the two verbs in the same verse (Joh 8:55; 13:7. 1Jo 5:20).

       5. blepo = to have the power of seeing, to use the eyes, to look at; used of the act of looking, even though nothing be seen. Hence, to observe accurately and with desire; used of mental vision, and implying more contemplation than horao.

       8. horao = to perceive with the eyes. It is used to bodily sight, and with special reference to the thought as to the object looked at. It thus differs from No. 5, above, in the same way as No. 1 does, and from No. 1 in that it has regard to the object while No. 1 refers to the subject.
               
                   (a). opsomai is used as the Future of horao (No. 8 above), and has regard to the object presented to the eye, and to the subject which perceives, at the same time. It denotes, not so much the act of seeing (like Nos. 5 and 8 above), but the state and condition of the one to whose eye the object is presented. Hence, to truly comprehend.

through

through: pert: governs two cases (Genitive and Accusative), and denotes around, or about, like a completed circle. Hence concerning. It marks the object about which the action of the verb takes place.  With the Genitive it means as concerning, or, as regards, but always with the primary idea, and marking the central point of the activity (e.g. Mat 4:6. Luk 24:19, 27, 44).

a glass, darkly; but then face to face

glass = mirror. Gr. esoptron. Only here and Jam 1:23.

darkly. Lit. in (Gr. en) a riddle. Gr. ainigma. Only here in N. T. In the Sept., Num 12:8. 1Ki 10:1. Pro 13:1, 6, &c.

know = fully know.

even as, &c. = even as I was fully known also.

Are you saying you don't believe God is in us all?[\quote]
I do; ie, I don't believe God is in us all which, of course, is another rabbit trail issue perhaps better suited another place (?) another time. ;-)

Anyway, Paul is obviously not referring to the spirit world in this verse, rather he refers to the presently unknown/unrevealed portion of unfulfilled prohecy or, as it were, that incomplete future portion contained within the volume on the story of human history on a shelf somewhere within The Almighty's personal omnisciently omnipresent library.

I'll use an example.
Say the HS is a painting in a museum.
Many visitors in that museum.
Some have  sharp eyesight. Others wear inch thick glasses.
Some wear dark sunglasses. There's even a blind man that just feels the texture of the frame and the painting.
Some have blurred vison because the just emptied a bottle of Scoth. Some visitors are color blind.

Same painting but all will see something different.

the HS manifests always in the same way

Numerous actual examples as well as several passages attesting to and verifying throughout the bible where THE Holy Spirit most assuredly is not in any way limited to any such predefined boxes.

Further, there are various Gifts of THE Holy Spirit just as there are various Fruits of THE Holy Spirit.

Those 'in Christ' may pray for and receive an appropriate measure of one or any number as so momentarilly may be required or God may, Himself, predetermine such, thus those atttributes, Gifts and Fruits of The Holy Spirit may thus ebb and wane as so the need of the moment requires.

Still, God is the same yesterday, today and forever; thus, as scripture, also, assures us, any human mental/emotional construct of finite relative rational preferential boxing of any portion of The Almighty's internal Being and Entity, without exception, dissolves into forgotten nothingness upon each individual's death.

[SkyOverCloudNed]

Ned nobody is mocking God here.  You have an understanding of the Nature of the "Godhead", you may be correct in that understanding, but you may be wrong.  That delves into one of the topics here that are difficult to discuss.  Otherwise, friend, we are discussing things that are far beyond our finite mind, especially the nature of God, so lets try and keep the rhetoric on the friendly plane.

Apologies  if things came across other than intended but accusative or convictional certainly is/was not the intent. though cautionary warnings as to certain boundaries for all (myself included) should never be shunned which, upon re-reading, there may have been a thought along those lines tho I'm not so sure what it may have been i might have thought i had then seen.  :bdh:

[Sherman]

Concerning the OP, I believe that all people have a spirit, that being created in the image of God we are a tripartate being (spirit, soul, and body).  Similar to the nature of God, distinquishing between these three parts is very difficult, especially between the soul and the spirit.  Because of death, the separation of the spirit/soul from the body, is more readily seen.   We were created for a relationship with God, spirit to Spirit, at the deepest part of our being. 

Because of sin, the fall of man, that relationship was broken and needs reconciliation.  Because of the sin of Adam, humanity is born without the relationship of spirit to Spirit that we were created for.  That is except for some who are physically born with a relationship to God because of God's sovereign will.  I'm thinking of John the Baptist who was filled with the Spirit from birth.   When a person is reconciled to God and that relationship of spirit to Spirit is restored, the person is "saved", restored, "born again", whatever you want to call it.  Believing that all will ultimately have that relationship restored in no way lessens the need for that relationshp to be restored.

So is the Holy Spirit "in" everyone?  If that is refering to all currently being saved, then no.  Do all have a "spirit", yes and thus long for that relationship, spirit to Spirit to be restored fully and completely, which none of us shall fully experience, I believe, until the Lord returns and accomplishes the reconciliation of all, for not only do we miss that relationship with the Lord but with one another also, spirit to spirit.

[Molly]

The gifts of the Holy Spirit:


2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.


--Isa 11

[SkyOverCloudNed]

Concerning the OP, I believe that all people have a spirit, that being created in the image of God we are a tripartate being (spirit, soul, and body).  Similar to the nature of God, distinquishing between these three parts is very difficult, especially between the soul and the spirit.  Because of death, the separation of the spirit/soul from the body, is more readily seen.   We were created for a relationship with God, spirit to Spirit, at the deepest part of our being. 

Because of sin, the fall of man, that relationship was broken and needs reconciliation.  Because of the sin of Adam, humanity is born without the relationship of spirit to Spirit that we were created for.  That is except for some who are physically born with a relationship to God because of God's sovereign will.  I'm thinking of John the Baptist who was filled with the Spirit from birth.   When a person is reconciled to God and that relationship of spirit to Spirit is restored, the person is "saved", restored, "born again", whatever you want to call it.  Believing that all will ultimately have that relationship restored in no way lessens the need for that relationshp to be restored.

So is the Holy Spirit "in" everyone?  If that is refering to all currently being saved, then no.  Do all have a "spirit", yes and thus long for that relationship, spirit to Spirit to be restored fully and completely, which none of us shall fully experience, I believe, until the Lord returns and accomplishes the reconciliation of all, for not only do we miss that relationship with the Lord but with one another also, spirit to spirit.

From much of (among others) a long SBC background I used to believe that way. No longer.

Scripture says man was created 'a' living soul; it does not, however, anywhere say man 'has' a soul. At best, the sentience is occassionally referred to as residing in the soul but, again, scripture says all that is lost at death.

I am aware of no place in scripture that statwa the unregenerate have a spirit; in fact, the unregenerate, at best, are likened to the beasts of the field.

Those 'in Christ', have been given their own personal spirit which, as best I can understand, 'may' become the new seat of memories (sentience); if so, then they are not lost at death; however, this creates a problem as since the scriptures tell us that in the new creation nothing of the old creation will be in the new creation NOR will anything of the old creation be remembered.

Then, of course, we have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit of all who are believers 'in' Christ.

[Sherman]

From much of (among others) a long SBC background I used to believe that way. No longer.

Scripture says man was created 'a' living soul; it does not, however, anywhere say man 'has' a soul. At best, the sentience is occassionally referred to as residing in the soul but, again, scripture says all that is lost at death.

I am aware of no place in scripture that statwa the unregenerate have a spirit; in fact, the unregenerate, at best, are likened to the beasts of the field.

Those 'in Christ', have been given their own personal spirit which, as best I can understand, 'may' become the new seat of memories (sentience); if so, then they are not lost at death; however, this creates a problem as since the scriptures tell us that in the new creation nothing of the old creation will be in the new creation NOR will anything of the old creation be remembered.

Then, of course, we have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit of all who are believers 'in' Christ.

From my understanding (or misunderstanding) of scripture, the essence of the person is their soul; thus it doesn't flow to speak of a person having a soul.  But scripture to me does tend to affirm that there is a difference between a person's spirit, soul, and body.  Eccl. 12:7 says that in death the body returns to the dust from which it is made, but the spirit returns to God.  Mt.26.41 says notes that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.  And several passages of scripture indicate that the condition of a person's spirit influences their physical health.  And Hebrews notes that the word of God is sharp enough to discern the difference between the joints and the marrow of the flesh as well as the difference between the spirit and soul of a person. 

So it seems to me that all people do have a spirit, and that that spirit can be influenced by either the Spirit of God or, sadly, evil spirits.  How people, even the writers of scripture, speak or write concerning the nature of man is not technical, but general. And it seems to me that the OT writers thought of man as having two parts, not three; whereas it seems to me there is a difference between the spirit and the soul and the flesh.  But I could certainly be wrong.

[jabcat]

My understanding;

1)  soul, everyone
2) spirit, everyone
3) Holy Spirit, the saved

I've come more and more to see that the soul is more the essence of the living person, their sentience - who we are, per se, by the breath of God.

I also believe we all have a spirit, given by God.  (Ecc., "the spirit returns to God who gave it').  We all have that spirit, that "spark" of God "that lights every man".  But then there's the Holy or Pure Spirit of God, that He sends forth to do as He pleases - working inside and outside of whoever/whatever fulfills His grand purpose.  IMO, not everyone has the infilling of the Spirit.  I believe the Holy/Pure Spirit dwells, makes its home in, the (through grace, in order) spiritually reborn (saved) believer.

Blessings.

[anna274]

My understanding;

1)  soul, everyone
2) spirit, everyone
3) Holy Spirit, the saved

I've come more and more to see that the soul is more the essence of the living person, their sentience - who we are, per se, by the breath of God.

I also believe we all have a spirit, given by God.  (Ecc., "the spirit returns to God who gave it').  We all have that spirit, that "spark" of God "that lights every man".  But then there's the Holy or Pure Spirit of God, that He sends forth to do as He pleases - working inside and outside of whoever/whatever fulfills His grand purpose.  IMO, not everyone has the infilling of the Spirit.  I believe the Holy/Pure Spirit dwells, makes its home in, the (through grace, in order) spiritually reborn (saved) believer.

Blessings.

I appreciate your ability to put into a very short paragraph what it would take me a few pages..

and I realize you, too, are very busy; but I would be interested in your thoughts  regarding  the "spirit of man" as discussed in Prov 20:27; Eccl. 3:21; Zechariah 12:1; and 1 Cor 2:11. 

thanks, anna274

[jabcat]

My understanding;

1)  soul, everyone
2) spirit, everyone
3) Holy Spirit, the saved

I've come more and more to see that the soul is more the essence of the living person, their sentience - who we are, per se, by the breath of God.

I also believe we all have a spirit, given by God.  (Ecc., "the spirit returns to God who gave it').  We all have that spirit, that "spark" of God "that lights every man".  But then there's the Holy or Pure Spirit of God, that He sends forth to do as He pleases - working inside and outside of whoever/whatever fulfills His grand purpose.  IMO, not everyone has the infilling of the Spirit.  I believe the Holy/Pure Spirit dwells, makes its home in, the (through grace, in order) spiritually reborn (saved) believer.

Blessings.

I appreciate your ability to put into a very short paragraph what it would take me a few pages..

and I realize you, too, are very busy; but I would be interested in your thoughts  regarding  the "spirit of man" as discussed in Prov 20:27; Eccl. 3:21; Zechariah 12:1; and 1 Cor 2:11. 

thanks, anna274

Thanks Anna  :dsunny:.  I'm an "outline" guy, you got the details!

You probably know more about those scriptures than I do, and maybe I can learn if you will share your thoughts on them.  I'll also look at those scrips though..I'm sure there are things about it I don't understand.  You know, the more I think I know, the less I really do!  lol   Blessings. 

[anna274]

Thanks Anna  :dsunny:.  I'm an "outline" guy, you got the details!

You probably know more about those scriptures than I do, and maybe I can learn if you will share your thoughts on them.  I'll also look at those scrips though..I'm sure there are things about it I don't understand.  You know, the more I think I know, the less I really do!  lol   Blessings. 
[/quote]

Besides loving the Scriptures, we have another thing in common:  outlines.... I'm an outline gal, do the outlining before I begin and you're an outline guy who does the outlining after you have studied!!!!

I have looked at, studied, prayed, meditated on those verses and have learned much.  In fact, I know so much about them that I am absolutely convinced that there is much, much more for me to know...

I look forward to your outline!!! Anna

Techie illiterate that I am... I don't know how to use the smileys, etc.

[SkyOverCloudNed]

Part 1

Whenever we find 'soul' or 'spirit' the individual meanings in each particular passage do not always mean the same thing, often, as with English, a word references multiple meanings. Still, people being as they are, I shall leave the understanding to each his own, mine is no no more likely tobe correct than the next person's which is why I quit believing everything anyone ever told me was so without, at thge least, questioning 'does the bible REALLY say that?' Rather than paraphrase in my own words that which others have stated more exhaustively and elegantly I shall, for the moment, defer to inserting herewith those definitions. While it is not the end all to the discussion it will, nonetheless, make good added fodder for the discussion's ongoing.  The four quotes are grouped accordingly: 

THE USE OF Nephesh IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE USAGE OF RUACH, SPIRIT
THE USAGE OF PNEUMA IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE USE OF PSUCHE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

My apologies in advance for the chart formatting did not come through on a couple of them.

Companion Bible
Appendix #13
THE USE OF Nephesh IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
The word Nephesh occurs 754 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. Each occurrence is noted in the margin, but it will be useful for the Bible student to have a complete list.
In the A.V. and R.V. it is translated "soul" 472 times, while in the other 282 places it is represented by forty-four different words or phrases. In fifty-three of these places there is a marginal rendering which calls attention to the fact that the word is "Nephesh", while in 229 passages the English reader has hitherto been left in ignorance of the fact. The English word "soul" is in every occurrence the rendering of the Hebrew Nephesh, except in Job 30:15 and Isa 57:16. See the notes. the time has come to "open the book", and let it speak for itself. Henceforth, every one who uses The Companion Bible will have complete information as to the facts, and can use it in determining his definitions, making his own classifications, and formulating his doctrines as to the Biblical use of the word.
Though, with these two exceptions, the English word "soul" always represents the Hebrew Nephesh, Nephesh is not always translated "soul".
This Appdx-will exhibit all the varieties of translation; and, while it is not intended to teach either Theology or Psychology, it will give such information as will enable every Bible reader to form his own views and come to his own conclusions on an important subject, about which there is such great controversy. his can be done only by giving every occurrence of the Hebrew word Nephesh.
Each occurrence is noted in the margin of The Companion Bible; but it is well to present a complete, separate, and classified list of the recognized Lexical usages of the word; and the reader will be left to form his own judgment as to how far the following classification is correct.
The usage of the word Nephesh by the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is the only guide to the true understanding of it. It will be seen that the word "soul", in its theological sense, does not cover all the ground, or properly represent the Hebrew word "Nephesh". The English word "soul" is from the Latin solus = alone or sole, because the maintenance of man as a living organism, and all that affects his health and well-being, is the one sole or main thing in common with every living thing which the LORD God has made. The correct Latin word for the theological term "soul" (or Nephesh) is anima; and this is from the Greek anemos = air or breath, because it is this which keeps the whole in life and in being.
[The usage of the corresponding New Testament word psuche will be presented in a later Appendix.] The first occurrence of Nephesh is in Gen 1:20, "the moving creature that hath life (Nephesh)". (*1)
The following are twelve classifications of Nephesh:
1.
Nephesh is used of the lower animals only, in twenty-two passages, and is rendered in nine different ways:—
1.
"creature"
Gen 1:21, 24; 2:19; 9:10, 12. Lev 11:46.
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2.
"thing"
Lev 11:10. Eze 47:9.
2
3.
"life"
Gen 1:20, 30.
2
4.
"the life"
Gen 9:4. Deu 12:23. Pro 12:10.
4
5.
"beast"
Lev 24:18. (See margin.)
3
6.
"the soul"
Job 12:10. (See margin.)
1
7.
"breath"
Job 41:21.
1
8.
"fish"
Isa 19:10. (See margin.)
1
9.
"her"
Jer 2:24.
1
Total
22
2.
Nephesh is used of the Lower Animals and Man in seven passages, and rendered in three different ways:—
1.
"creature"
Gen 9:15, 16.
2
2.
"the life"
Lev 17:11, 14.
4
3.
"soul"
Num 31:28.
1
Total
7
3.
Nephesh is used of Man, as an individual person, in 53 passages, and is rendered in six different ways:—
1.
"soul"
Gen 2:7; 12:5; 46:15, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27. Exo 1:5; 12:4. Lev 22:11. Psa 25:20. Pro 10:3; 11:25, 30; 14:25; 19:15; 22:23 (R.V. life); 25:25; 27:7. Jer 38:16. Lam 3:25. Eze 13:18, 20; 18:4
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2.
"person"
Gen 14:21; 36:6 (R.V. souls). Exo 16:16. Lev 27:2. Num 31:40, 46. Deu 10:22. Jer 43:6; 52:29, 30. Eze 16:5; 27:13.
14
3.
"persons"
Num 31:35.
1
4.
"any"
Deu 24:7.
1
5.
"man"
2Ki 12:4
1
6.
"and"
1Ch 5:21
1
Not rendered
Num 31:35 (Lit. "and the soul of man...were 32,000 souls.")
1
Total
53
4.
Nephesh is used of Man, as exercising certain powers, or performing certain acts (may be often well rendered by emphatic pronouns), in ninety-six passages, and with eleven different renderings:—
1.
"soul"
Gen 27:4, 19, 25, 31. Lev 4:2; 5:1, 2, 4, 15, 17; 6:2; 7:18, 20, 21, 27; 16:29, 31; 17:12, 15; 20:6, 25; 22:6; 23:27, 30, 32. Num 15:27, 28, 30; 19:22; 29:7; 30:2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. Deu 13:6. Jdg 5:21. 1Sa 1:26; 17:55; 18:3; 20:3, 17; 25:26. 2Sa 11:11; 14:19. 2Ki 2:2, 4, 6; 4:30. Job 16:4; 31:30 (R.V. life). Psa 35:13; 120:6. Pro 6:32; 8:36; 11:17; 13:2; 15:32; 16:17; 19:8, 16; 20:2 (R.V. life); 21:23; 22:5; 29:24. Ecc 4:8; 6:2. Isa 51:23; 58:3, 5. Jer 4:19. Eze 4:14. Mic 6:7.
81
2.
"man"
Exo 12:16.
1
3.
"any"
Lev 2:1.
1
4.
"one"
Lev 4:27.
1
5.
"yourselves"
Lev 11:43, 44. Jer 17:21.
3
6.
"person"
Num 5:6.
1
7.
"themselves"
Est 9:31. Isa 46:2.
2
8.
"himself"
Job 18:4 (R.V. thyself); 32:2.
2
9.
"he"
Psa 105:18.
1
10.
"herself"
Jer 3:11.
1
11.
"Himself"
Jer 51:14.  Amo 6:8 (used of Jehovah).
2
Total
96
5.
Nephesh is used of Man, as possessing animal appetites and desires, in twenty-two passages, rendered in five different ways:—
1.
"soul"
Num 11:6 (dried away). Deu 12:15 (lusteth), 20 (longeth to eat flesh), 20 (lusteth after), 21 (lusteth); 14:26 (lusteth), 26 (desireth); 21:5 (loatheth). Isa 2:16 (desireth). Job 6:7 (refused); 33:20 (abhorreth). Psa 107:18 (abhorreth). Pro 6:30 (hunger); 13:25 (satisfying). Isa 29:8 (empty), 8 (hath appetite). Mic 7:1 (desired...figs).
17
2.
"pleasure"
Deu 23:24.
1
3.
"lust"
Psa 78:18.
1
4.
"appetite"
Pro 23:2. Ecc 6:7.
2
5.
"greedy"
Isa 56:11.
1
Total
22
6.
Nephesh is used of Man, as exercising mental faculties, and manifesting certain feelings and affections and passions, in 231 passages, and rendered in twenty different ways:—
1.
"soul"
Gen 34:3 (clave), 8 (longeth); 42:21 (anguish); 49:6 (come not). Lev 26:11 (not abhor), 15 (abhor), 30 (abhor), 43 (abhor). Num 21:4 (discouraged). Deu 4:9 (keep), 29 (seek); 6:5 (love); 10:12 (serve); 11:13 (love), 18 (lay up in); 13:3 (love); 26:16 (keep); 30:2 (return), 6 (love), 10 (turn). Jos 22:5 (serve); 23:14 (know). Jdg 10:16 (Used of God) (grieved); 16:16 (vexed). Isa 1:10 (bitterness of), 15 (poured out); 18:1 (knit with), 1 (loved as); 20:4 (desireth); 23:20 (desire); 30:6 (grieved). 2Sa 5:8 (hated). 1Ki 2:4 (walk); 8:48 (return); 11:37 (desired). 2Ki 4:27 (vexed); 23:3 (keep), 25 (turned). 1Ch 22:19 (seek). 2Ch 6:38 (return); 15:12 (seek); 34:31 (keep). Job 3:20 (bitter); 7:11 (bitterness); 9:21 (know) (R.V. myself); 10:1 (weary), 1 (bitterness); 14:22 (mourn); 19:2 (vex); 21:25 (bitterness); 23:13 (Used of God) (desireth); 24:12 (wounded); 27:2 (vexed); 30:16 (poured out), 25 (grieved). Psa 6:3 (sore vexed); 11:5 (Used of God) (hateth); 13:2 (take counsel); 19:7 (converting); 24:4 (not lifted up); 25:1 (lifted up), 13 (dwell at ease); 31:7 (in adversities), 9 (consumed with grief); 33:20 (waiteth); 34:2 (boast); 35:9 (be joyful); 42:1 (panteth), 2 (thirsteth), 4 (pour our), 5 (cast down), 6 (cast down), 11 (cast down); 43:5 (cast down); 44:25 (bowed down); 62:1 (waileth), 5 (wait); 63:1 (thirsteth), 5 (satisfied), 8 (followeth hard); 69:10 (chastened); 77:2 (refused comfort); 84:2 (longeth); 86:4 (rejoiced), 4 (lift up); 88:3 (full of troubles); 94:19 (delight); 103:1, 2, 22; 104:1, 35 (bless); 107:5 (fainted), 9 (satisfied), 9 (filled with goodness), 26 (melted); 116:7 (return to rest); 119:20 (longing), 25 (cleaveth unto the dust), 28 (melteth for heaviness), 81 (fainteth), 129 (keep), 167 (kept); 123:4 (filled with scorning); 130:5 (wait), 6 (waiteth); 131:2 (quieted); 138:3 (strengthened); 139:14 (knoweth); 143:6 (thirsteth), 8 (lifted up), 11 (bring out of trouble), 12 (afflict); 146:1 (praise). Pro 2:10 (knowledge pleasant); 3:22 (be life to); 13:4 (desireth), 4 (made fat), 19; 16:24 (sweet to); 19:2 (without knowledge), 18 (spare) (R.V. heart); 21:10 (desireth); 22:25 (get a snare to); 24:14 (wisdom unto); 25:13 (refresheth); 29:17 (give delight). Ecc 2:24 (enjoy good); 6:3 (not filled); 7:28 (seeketh). Son 1:7; 3:1, 2, 3, 4 (loveth); 5:6 (failed); 6:12 (Used of God) (made me like chariots). Isa 1:14 (hateth); 26:8 (desire), 9 (desire); 32:6 (made empty); 38:15 (bitterness of); 42:1 (Used of God); 55:2 (delight); 58:10 (drawn out), 10 (afflicted), 11 (satisfied); 61:10 (joyful); 66:3 (delighteth). Jer 4:31 (wearied); 5:9, 29 (avenged); 6:8 (depart), 16 (find rest); 9:9 (Used of God) (avenged); 12:7 (dearly beloved of); 13:17 (shall weep); 14:19 (loathed); 31:12 (watered), 14, 25 (satiated), 25 (sorrowful); 32:41 (Used of God) (whole); 50:19 (satisfied). Lam 3:17 (removed), 20 (humbled), 24 (saith). Eze 7:19 (satisfied); 24:21 (pitieth). Jon 2:7 (fainted). Hab 2:4 (not upright). Zec 11:8 (lothed), 8 (abhorred).
176
2.
"mind"
Gen 23:8 (your). Deu 18:6 (desire); 28:65 (sorrow). Isa 2:35 (Used of God). 2Sa 17:8 (chafed). 2Ki 9:15. 1Ch 28:9 (willing). Jer 15:1 (Used of God). Eze 23:17 (R.V. soul), 18 (Used of God) (R.V. soul), 18 (Used of God) (soul), 22 (R.V. soul), 28 (R.V. soul) (alienated); 24:25 (R.V. heart) (set); 36:5 (R.V. soul) (despiteful).
15
3.
"heart"
Exo 23:9. Lev 26:16. Deu 24:15. Isa 2:23 (grieve). 2Sa 3:21 (desireth). Psa 10:3 (desire). Pro 23:7 (R.V. himself); 28:25 (proud heart) (R.V. greedy spirit); 31:6 (heavy heart.) (R.V. bitter in soul). Jer 42:20 (dissembled) (R.V. souls). Lam 3:51 (affected) (R.V. soul). Eze 25:6 (rejoiced) (R.V. soul), 15 (despiteful) (R.V. soul); 27:31 (bitterness). Hos 4:8 (set).
15
4.
"hearty"
Pro 27:9 (counsel).
1
5.
"will"
Deu 21:14 (she will). Psa 27:12; 41:2. Eze 16:27.
4
6.
"desire"
Ecc 6:9. Jer 22:27; 44:14. Mic 7:3 (R.V. soul). Hab 2:5.
5
7.
"pleasure"
Psa 105:22. Jer 34:16.
2
8.
"lust"
Exo 15:9.
1
9.
"angry"
Jdg 18:25.
1
10.
"discontented"
Isa 22:2.
1
11.
"thyself"
Est 4:13.
1
12.
"myself"
Psa 131:2.
1
13.
"he"
Pro 16:26 (R.V. appetite).
1
14.
"his own"
Pro 14:10 (R.V. its own).
1
15.
"Him"
Pro 6:16 (Used of God)
1
16.
"himself"
Jon 4:8.
1
17.
"herself"
Isa 5:14 (R.V. her desire).
1
18.
"yourselves"
Jer 37:9.
1
19.
"man"
Isa 49:7.
1
20.
"so would we have it"
Psa 35:25.
1
Total
231
7.
Nephesh is used of Man, (a) as being "cut off" by God; (b) and as being slain of killed by man, in fifty-four passages: and is rendered in eight different ways:—
(a)
Soul cut off by God, in twenty-two passages, and rendered:
"soul"
Gen 17:14. Exo 12:15, 19; 31:14; Lev 7:20, 21, 25, 27; 17:10; 18:29; 19:8; 20:6; 22:3; 23:29, 30. Num 9:13; 15:30, 31; 19:13, 20. Eze 18:4, 20.
22
(b)
Slain or killed by man, in thirty-two passages, rendered in eight different ways:—
1.
"soul"
Jos 10:28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 37, 39; 11:11. Jer 2:34. Eze 13:19; 22:25, 27.
12
2.
"person"
Deu 27:25. Jos 20:3, 9. Isa 22:22. Pro 28:17. Eze 17:17; 33:6.
7
3.
"any"
Lev 24:17.
1
4.
"any person"
Num 31:19; 35:11, 15, 30, 30.
5
5.
"him"
Gen 37:21. Deu 19:6; 22:26.
3
6.
"mortally"
Deu 19:11.
1
7.
"life"
2Sa 14:7.
1
8.
"thee"
Jer 40:14, 15.
2
Total
54
8.
Nephesh is used of Man as being mortal, subject to death of various kinds, from which it can be saved and delivered and life prolonged, in 243 passages, rendered in eleven different ways:—
1.
"soul"
Gen 12:13; 19:20. Exo 30:12, 15, 16. Lev 17:11, 11 (R.V. life). Num 16:38 (R.V. lives); 31:50. 1Sa 24:11; 25:29, 29, 29; 26:21 (R.V. life). 2Sa 4:9. 1Ki 1:29; 17:21, 22. Job 7:15; 27:8. Psa 3:2; 6:4; 7:2, 5; 11:1; 17:13; 22:20, 29; 23:3; 25:20; 26:9; 33:19; 34:22; 35:3, 4, 12, 17; 40:14; 41:4; 49:8, 15; 54:3, 4; 55:18; 56:6, 13; 57:4; 59:3; 63:9; 66:9, 16; 69:1, 18; 70:2; 71:10, 13, 23; 72:13, 14; 74:19; 78:50; 86:2, 14; 88:14; 94:21; 97:10; 106:15; 109:20, 31; 116:4, 8; 119:109; 175; 120:2; 121:7; 124:4, 5, 7; 141:8; 142:4, 7; 143:3. Pro 18:7; 24:12; 29:10. Isa 3:9; 10:18; 44:20; 53:10, 11, 12; 55:3. Jer 4:10; 20:13; 26:19; 38:17, 20; 44:7; 51:6 (R.V. life), 45 (R.V. yourselves). Lam 1:11, 16, 19; 2:12; 3:58. Eze 3:19, 21; 13:18, 19; 14:14, 20; 18:27; 33:5, 9. Hos 9:4 (R.V. appetite). Jon 2:5. Hab 2:10.
127
2.
"life, lives"
Gen 9:5, 5; 19:17, 19; 32:30; 35:18; 44:30, 30. Exo 4:19; 21:23, 23, 30. Num 35:31. Deu 19:21, 21; 24:6. Jos 2:13, 14; 9:24. Jdg 5:18; 9:17; 12:3; 18:25, 25. Rth 4:15. 1Sa 19:5, 11; 20:1; 22:23, 23; 23:15; 26:24, 24; 28:9, 21. 2Sa 1:9; 4:8; 16:11; 18:13; 19:5, 5, 5, 5; 23:7. 1Ki 1:12, 12; 2:23; 3:11; 19:2, 2, 3, 4, 10, 14; 20:31, 39, 39, 42, 42. 2Ki 1:13, 13, 14; 7:7; 10:24, 24. 1Ch 1:11. Est 7:3, 7; 8:11; 9:16. Job 2:4, 6; 6:11 (R.V. be patient); 13:14; 31:39. Psa 31:13; 38:12. Pro 1:18, 19; 6:26; 7:23; 13:3, 8. Isa 15:4 (R.V. soul); 43:4. Jer 4:30; 11:16; 19:7, 9; 21:7, 9; 22:25; 34:20, 21; 38:2, 16; 39:18; 44:30, 40; 45:5; 46:26; 48:6; 49:37. Lam 2:19; 5:9. Eze 32:10. Jon 1:14; 4:3.
110
3.
"ghost"
Job 11:20. Jer 15:9.
2
4.
"person"
2Sa 14:14 (R.V. life).
1
5.
"tablets"
Isa 3:20 (R.V. perfume boxes) (Heb. "houses of the soul" = boxes of scent for the nose).
1
6.
"deadly"
Psa 17:9 (Heb. "enemies against my Nephesh").
1
7.
"himself"
1Ki 19:4. Amo 2:14, 15.
3
8.
"me"
Num 23:10. Jdg 16:30. 1Ki 20:32.
3
9.
"they"
Job 36:14.
1
10.
"themselves"
Isa 47:14.
1
11.
"yourselves"
Deu 4:15. Jos 23:11.
2
Total
243
9.
Nephesh is used of man, as actually dead, in thirteen passages, and is rendered in three different ways:—
1.
"the dead"
Lev 19:28; 21:1; 22:4. Num 5:2; 6:11.
5
2.
"dead body"
Num 9:6, 7, 10.
3
3.
"body"
Lev 21:11. Num 6:6; 19:11, 13. Hag 2:13.
5
Total
13
10.
Nephesh, in thirteen passages (all rendered "soul"), is spoken of as going to a place described by four different words, rendered as shown below:—
1.
"sheol" = THE grave (as distinct from keber, A grave), gravedom (or the dominion of death), in five passages, rendered in this connection in two different ways:—
1.
"grave". Psa 30:3 (R.V. "Sheol"); 89:48 (R.V. "Sheol", marg. grave). (Cp. Psa 49:15). (2)
2.
"hell". Psa 16:10 (R.V. "Sheol"); 86:13 (marg. grave. R.V. "pit", marg. lowest Sheol). Pro 23:14 (R.V. "Sheol", marg. the grave). (3)
2.
"shachath" = a pit (for taking wild beasts); hence, a grave. The Septuagint and New Testament take it in the sense of corruption; but, if so, not implying putridity, but destruction. Occurs in six passages, and is rendered in two different ways:—
1.
"pit". Job 33:18, 28, 30. Psa 35:7. Isa 38:17. (5)
2.
"grave". Job 33:22 (R.V. "pit"). (1)
3.
"shuchah" = a deep pit (cp. all the occurrences, Pro 22:14; 23:27. Jer 2:6; 18:20, 22). In one passage only:—
1.
Pit. Jer 18:20. (1)
4.
"dumah" = silence. Psa 94:17. (1) Total = 13

(*1) It is used of the lower animals four times before it is used of man; and out of the first thirteen times in Genesis, it is used ten times of the lower animals.

The above, in actuality, is a chart--which did not copy over correctly; still, the pertinent info comes through.

It should be noted that God's breath (or spirit) of life that was breathed into that pile of molded clay that became Adam is the same breath of life that was breathed into all living things if which, I would assume, includes both animal and plant. In this respect, all mankind is no different than the beasts of the field for when God calls His breath of life back to Himself, regardless if it be man, animal or carrot, it dies.

Sentience, awareness, memories, emotions, etc are regarded, to my understanding, as residing within the seat of the soul (and, yet, often the terminology is synonomous making 'soul' no different than that which, presumably, is referred to reside within it) which, according to Ecclesiastes, are lost at death. if there is no awareness or sentience to speak of of then there is life and where there is no life there is the absence of Jesus Christ who is both The Life and The Resuurection (please note the specifics of the dual use of the definite article).

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Companion Bible
Appendix #9
THE USAGE OF RUACH, SPIRIT
The word ruach occurs 389 times in the Hebrew O.T. n the A.V. it is rendered spirit in 237 passages (and no other word is rendered spirit except neshamah, "breath", in Job 26:4 and Pro 20:27.See Ap. 16). In the remaining 152 places it is translated in 22 different ways, which are to be carefully distinguished.
[In the R.V. ruach is rendered spirit 224 times, and in the remaining 165 passages is rendered in many different ways.] The meaning of the word is to be deduced only from its usage. The one root idearunning through all the passages is invisible force. As this force maybe exerted in varying forms, and may be manifested in divers ways, so various renderings are necessitated, corresponding thereto.
Ruach, in whatever sense it is used, always represents that which is invisible except by its manifestations. These are seen both externally to man, as well as internally within man. As coming from God, it is the invisible origin of life. All apart from this is death. It comes from God, and returns to God (Ecc 3:19, 20).Hence, ruach is used of:
1.
GOD,
as being invisible. "The Spirit of Jehovah" is Jehovah Himself, in His manifestation of invisible power.
2Sa 23:2. Psa 139:7 (= Thee). Isa 40:13.
2.
THE HOLY SPIRIT:
the Third Person of the Trinity.
2Sa 23:2. 1Ki 18:12; 22:24. 2Ki 2:16. 18:23. Neh 9:20, 30. Job 26:13; 33:4. Isa 40:13; 48:16; 59:19, 21; 61:1; 63:10, 1-4. Isa 3:12, 14 (1st); Eze 8:3; 11:1, 24; 37:1; 43:5. Mic 2:7; 3:8. 4:6; Zec 6:8; 7:12. Mal 2:15.
3.
INVISIBLE DIVINE POWER MANIFESTING ITSELF
In creation. Gen 1:2.
In giving life. Eze 37:14.
In executing judgment—
"blast." Exo 15:8. Isa 37:7.
"breath." 2Sa 22:16. 2Ki 19:7. Job 4:9; 15:30. 18:15; Psa 33:6. Isa 11:4; 30:28.
"spirit." Isa 4:4; 28:6; 34:16; 40:7.
4.
INVISIBLE "POWER FROM ON HIGH", MANIFESTING ITSELF AS DIVINE POWER
in giving spiritual gifts. Spoken of as coming upon, clothing, fallingon, and being poured out. Rendered "Spirit", but should be "spirit".
Gen 41:38. Exo 28:3; 31:3; 35:31. 11:17, Num 11:25, 26, 29; 24:2; 27:8. Deu 34:9. Jdg 3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14. Isa 10:6, 10;Isa Isa 11:6; 16:13, 14; 19:20, 23. 2Ki 2:9, 15. 1Ch 12:18;1Ch 1Ch 28:12. 2Ch 15:1; 20:14; 24:20. 51:11, Psa 51:12; 143:10. Pro 1:23. 11:2.; Isa 30:1; 32:15; 42:1, 5; 44:3; 59:21; 61:1; 63:11. Eze 2:2; 3:24; 11:5, 19; 36:27; 39:29. Dan 4:8, Dan Dan 4:9, 18; 5:11, 12, 14. Joe 2:28, 29. Hag 2:5. 12:10.
5.
THE INVISIBLE PART OF MAN (Psychological).
Given by God at man's formation at birth, and returning to God at his death.
"Breath." Gen 6:17; 7:15, 22. Job 9:18; 12:10; 17:1. Psa 104:29; 135:17; 146:4. Ecc 3:19. Jer 10:14; 51:17. 4:20. Eze 37:5, 6, 8, 9, 10. Hab 2:19. Zec 12:1.
"spirit." Gen 6:3. Num 16:22; 27:16. Job 27:3; 34:14. Psa 31:5; 104:30. Ecc 3:21; 8:8; 11:5; 12:7. Isa 42:5."Wind." Eze 37:9.
6.
THE INVISIBLE CHARACTERISTICS OF MAN;
manifesting themselves in states of mind and feeling (by the Fig. Metonymy. See Ap. 6, p.11).
"Mind." Gen 26:35. Pro 29:11. Eze 11:5; 20:32.Dan Eze 5:20. Hab 1:11.
"Breath." Job 19:17 (= manner).
"Courage." Jos 2:11.
"Anger." Jdg 8:3.
"Blast." Isa 25:4.
"Spirit." Gen 41:8; 45:27. Exo 6:9; 35:21. 5:14, Num 5:30; 14:24. Jos 5:1. 15:19. 1Sa 1:15; 30:12. 1Ki 10:5; 21:5. 1Ch 5:26. 2Ch 9:4; 21:16; 36:22. Ezr 1:1, 5. Job 6:4; 7:11; 10:12; 15:13; 20:3; 21:4; 32:8, 18. Psa 32:2; 34:18; 51:10, 11, 12, 17; 76:12; 78:8; 142:3; 143:4, 7. Pro 11:13; 14:29; 15:4, 13; 16:2, 18, 19, 32; 17:22, 27; 18:14; 25:28; 29:23. Ecc 1:14, 17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9; 7:8, 9; 10:4. Isa 19:3, 14; 26:9; 29:10, 24;Isa Isa 33:11; 38:16; 54:6; 57:15, 16; 61:3; 65:14; 66:2. 51:11. Eze 13:3. Dan 7:15. Hos 4:12; 5:4. Mic 2:11 (by Hendiadys (Ap. 6), for a false of lying spirit).
7.
Put by the Fig. Synecdoche for THE WHOLE PERSON (see Ap. 6).
Psa 3:6; 106:33, Eze 21:7, Dan 2:1, Dan Dan 2:3; Mal 2:15, 16.
8.
INVISIBLE SPIRIT-BEINGS.
"Angels." Psa 104:4.
"Cherubim." Eze 1:12, 20, 21; 10:17.
Neutral spirit-beings. Job 4:15. Isa 31:3.
Evil angels. Jdg 9:23. 1Sa 16:14, 15, 16, 23; 18:10; 19:9. 1Ki 22:21, 1Ki 1Ki 22:22, 23. 2Ch 18:20, 21, 2Ch 2Ch 18:22. Zec 13:2.
9.
THE INVISIBLE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
Temperature. Gen 3:8 ("cool").
Air.
"Wind" or "winds" in every place where the words "wind" or "winds"occur.
"Whirlwind." Eze 1:4.
"Windy." Psa 55:8.
"Spirits." Zec 6:5.
"Air." Job 41:16.
"Tempest." Psa 11:6.
"Blast." Exo 15:8. 2Ki 19:7. Isa 25:4; 37:7.
"Quarters" (of the four winds). 1Ch 9:24.
"Side" or "sides" (of the four winds). Jer 52:23. Eze 42:16, Eze Eze 42:17, 18, 19, 20.

Companion Bible
Appendix #101
THE USAGE OF PNEUMA IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Pneuma = Spirit, is the Greek word corresponding with the Heb. ruach in the Old Testament. The usage of the latter will be found in Ap. 9, and should be compared with this appendix. As to the Greek word (pneuma): we must consider:
I. The occurrences, and
II. The usage:—
I. The occurrences of pneuma
Pneuma occurs in the Received Greek Text 385 times. Of these, all the Critical Texts (see Ap. 94. vii) agree in omitting nine (*1) (or in substituting another reading) and in adding three (*2).
The occurrences are thus distributed:—
Received Text.
To be omitted. (*1)
To be added. (*2)
Net result.
In the Gospels
105
2
—
103
In the Acts
69
1
1
69
In the earlier Pauline
21
2
—
19
In the later Pauline
140
2
1
139
In the Apostolic Epp.
27
2
—
25
In the Apocalypse
23
—
1
24
385
9
3
379
The above 385 occurrences in the Received Text are thus rendered in the A.V.:—
"Spirit", 133; "spirit", 153; "spiritual", 1; "ghost", 2; "life", 1; and "wind", 1
291
In the Genitive case, "spirituality", 1
1
With "hagion" (holy) = Holy Spirit", 4; "Holy Ghost", 89
93
385
In the margin:—
"Breath" is given twice as an alternative for "spirit", and once for "life".
"Of the spirit" is given as an alternative for "spiritually"; and
"spirit" is given as an alternative for "spiritual".
II. The usages of pneuma.
The following have been noted in The Companion Bible. It is used for
1.
GOD. "God is pneuma" (Joh 4:24). Not "a" spirit, for there is no indefinite Article in the Greek.
2.
CHRIST, as in 1Co 6:17; 15:45; and especially 2Co 3:17-18 (= the pneuma of v. 6-, &c.).
3.
THE HOLY SPIRIT, generally with the Article, denoting the Giver, as distinct from His gifts. See No. 14, p. 147. After a preposition the Article is sometimes to be understood, as being latent.
4.
THE OPERATIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, in the bestowal of spiritual gifts, as in 1Co 12:4-11.
5.
THE NEW NATURE in the child of God, because "begotten" in us by God, as in Joh 3:3-7. 1Jo 5:1, 4. See note on Mat 1:1. This is more especially the Pauline usage: spirit as opposed to what is of the flesh (Joh 3:6. Rom 8:4). Hence called "pneuma Theou" (= Divine pneuma (Rom 8:9. 1Co 7:40; 12:3), and pneuma Christou (= Christ pneuma) in Rom 8:9.
6.
MAN (psychologically), pneuma being imparted to man, making him "a living psuche" (= "a living soul", or being, as in Gen 2:7. Psa 104:29, 30. Ecc 12:7). When taken back to and by God, man, without pneuma, becomes and is called "a dead soul" in each of the thirteen occurrences rendered in A.V. "dead body", &c. See Ap. 13. ix, p. 21).
7.
CHARACTER, as being in itself invisible, and manifested only in one's actions, &c. Rom 8:15. (2Ti 1:7, &c.).
8.
OTHER INVISIBLE CHARACTERISTICS (by Fig. Metonymy, Ap. 6): such as feelings or desires (Mat 26:41, &c.); or that which is supernatural.
9.
MAN (physiologically), pneuma being put by Fig. Synecdoche (Ap. 6) for the whole person; a part for the whole (as in Luk 1:47, "my spirit" = I myself). See Ap. 9. VII.
10.
ADVERBIALLY. But this is only once in the A.V., where it is translated "spirituality" in Rom 8:6. Cp. the R.V. rendering.
11.
ANGELS, OR SPIRIT BEINGS. As in Act 8:29. Heb 1:7, 14. 1Pe 3:19. Rev 1:4.
12.
DEMONS or evil spirit beings, as in Mar 7:25, 26. Luk 10:17, 20, &c.
13.
THE RESURRECTION BODY, as in 1Co 15:45. 1Pe 3:18; 4:6.
14.
Pneuma hagion = holy spirit, and is so printed in The Companion Bible. This usage (without Articles) occurs 52 times in the N.T., and is always wrongly rendered "the Holy Spirit" (with the definite Article, and capital letters). Consequently there is no stronger rendering available when there are two Articles present in the Greek (to pneuma to hagion), which means "the Spirit the Holy [Spirit]". Hence, the English reader can never tell which of the two very different Greek expressions he is reading.
Pneuma hagion (without Articles) is never used of the Giver (the Holy Spirit), but only and always of His gift. What this gift is may be seen by comparing Act 1:4, 5 with Luk 24:49, where "the promise of the Father" is called {in the former passage) pneuma hagion, and in the latter is called "power from on high". This "power from on high" includes whatever gifts the Holy Spirit may bestow "according to His own will". What particular gift is meant is sometimes stated, e.g. "faith", "power", &c. This will be found to be the case in every one of the 52 occurrences. See Act 2:4 (the first occurrence subsequent to Act 1:4, 5), where we read "they were all filled (*3) with pneuma hagion, and began to speak with other tongues, as THE Spirit gave". Here the Giver and His gift are strictly distinguished.
The following are the 52 occurrences of pneuma hagion. Those marked * are the subject of a various reading, and h.p. denotes hagion pneuma: Mat 1:18, 20; 3:11. Mar 1:8. Luk 1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25; 3:16; 4:1; 11:13. Joh 1:33; 7:39; 20:22. Act 1:2, 5; 2:4; 4:8, 31*; Act 6:3, 5; 7:55; 8:15, 17, 19; 9:17; 10:38; 11:16, 24; 13:9, 52; 19:2. Rom 5:5; 9:1; 14:17; 15:13, 16. 1Co 2:13*; 6:19 h.p.; 12:3. 2Co 6:6. 1Th 1:5, 6. 2Ti 1:14. Tit 3:5. Heb 2:4; 6:4. 1Pe 1:12. 2Pe 1:21. Jud 1:20.
The above 14 usages of pneuma, and the 52 occurrences of pneuma hagion, are all indicated in the notes of The Companion Bible.

(*1) Luk 2:40; 9:55. Act 18:5. Rom 8:1. 1Co 6:20. Eph 5:9. 1Ti 4:12. 1Pe 1:22. 1Jo 5:7.
(*2) Act 4:25-. Phi 4:23. Rev 22:6.
(*3) The Verb to fill takes three Cases after it. In the Active, the Accusative of the vessel or whatever is filled; and the Genitive, of what it is filled with. In the Passive, the Dative of the filler; and the Genitive, of what the vessel is filled with. In Eph 5:18 it is the Dative, strengthened by the Preposition (en pneumati), denoting the Holy Spirit Himself as being the one Who fills with other gifts than "wine".

Companion Bible
Appendix #110
THE USE OF PSUCHE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
psuche is the only word translated "soul" in the N.T. It occurs 105 times, and is rendered "soul" 58 times, "life" 40 times, "mind" 3 times, and "heart", "heartily", "us", and "you" once each. To ascertain its meaning, it is useless to go to heathen authors. The Greek philosophers were at variance among themselves. ARNOBIUS, a Christian writer of the latter part of the third century, in his work Adversus Gentes, speaking of the speculations of the heathen of his day, says: "In exactly the same way (as the creation and the gods) is the condition of souls discussed. For this one thinks they are both immortal, and survive the end of our earthly life; that one believes that they do not survive, but perish with the bodies themselves; the opinion of another, however, is that they suffer nothing immediately, but that, after the [form of] man has been laid aside, they are allowed to live a little longer, and then come under the power of death." (*1)
We must therefore, let Scripture be its own interpreter. Psuche exactly corresponds to the Hebrew Nepesh (Ap. 13), as will be seen from the following passages: Mar 12:29, 30, compared with Deu 6:4, 5; Act 2:27 with Psa 16:10; Rom 11:3 with 1Ki 19:10; 1Co 15:45 with Gen 2:7. In all these places, psuche in the New Testament represents nepesh in the Old.
The following are the occurrences of the word:—
1.
psuche, used of the lower animals twice, is rendered
1.
"life": Rev 8:9
2.
"soul": Rev 16:3
2.
psuche, used of man as an individual (just as we speak of a ship going down with every soul on board, or of so many lives being lost in a railway accident), occurs 14 times, and is rendered "soul": Act 2:41, 43; 3:23; 7:14; 27:37. Rom 2:9; 13:1. 1Co 15:45. Jam 5:20. 1Pe 3:20. 2Pe 2:14. Rev 6:9; 18:13; 20:4.
3.
psuche, used of the life of man, which can be lost, destroyed, saved, laid down, &c., occurs 58 times, and is rendered
1.
"life": Mat 2:20; 6:25; 10:39; 16:25; 20:28. Mar 3:4; 8:35; 10:45. Luk 6:9; 9:24, 56; 12:23; 14:26; 17:33 (*2). Joh 10:11, 15, 17; 12:25; 13:37, 38; 15:13. Act 15:26; 20:10, 24; 27:10, 22. Rom 11:3; 16:4. Phi 2:30. 1Jo 3:16. Rev 12:11.
2.
"soul": Mat 10:28; 16:26. Mar 8:36, 37. Luk 12:20; 21:10. 1Th 2:8; 5:23. Heb 4:12; 6:19; 10:39; 13:17. Jam 1:21. 1Pe 1:9; 2:11, 25; 4:19.
4.
psuche, used to emphasize the pronoun, as we use "self" (e.g. "my soul" = "myself"), occurs 21 times and is rendered
1.
"soul": Mat 11:29; 12:18; 26:38. Mar 14:34. Luk 1:46; 12:19. Joh 12:27. Act 2:27, 31; 14:22; 15:24. 2Co 1:23. Heb 10:38. 1Pe 1:22. 2Pe 2:8. Rev 18:14.
2.
"mind": Act 14:2. Heb 12:3.
3.
"us": Joh 10:24.
4.
you": 2Co 12:15 (see margin).
5.
psuche, used with intensive force, to express all the powers of one's being, occurs 10 times, and is rendered
1.
"soul": Mat 22:37. Mar 12:30, 33. Luk 2:35; 10:27. Act 4:32. 3Jo 2.
2.
"heart": Eph 6:6
3.
"mind": Phi 1:27
4.
"heartily": Col 3:23

(*1) Clark's Ante-Ni af cene Christian Library, vol. xix, p. 125.
(*2) In this verse "life" occurs twice in the English, but psuche only once in the Greek.

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