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The gift of the Holy Spirit
<430410> John 4:10; <440238>Acts 2:38; 8:20; 10:45; 11:17.
In <470915>2 Corinthians 9:15, we read about the "unspeakable gift." This is usually described as referring to the Lord Jesus Christ. All Bible students do not agree with this, but rather think that it refers to the Holy Spirit. The word "gift" that is used in this passage is the Greek word that is always used in those passages which plainly state the Holy Spirit is a gift. The
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word "unspeakable" is a difficult one to analyze. The Lord Jesus spoke often, and so did the Holy Spirit speak often. Neither of these two persons could be adequately described by human speech. We get no help from this word in deciding who is under consideration in this statement.
Some think it may refer to "eternal life." The word that is used, however, probably indicates that the Holy Spirit is the one under consideration.