| | | |---|---| |The Spirit comforts|John 12:26; 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7| |The Spirit teaches|John 14:26; 1 Cor. 2:13| |The Spirit speaks|Acts 8:29; 13:2| |The Spirit makes decisions|Acts 15:28| |The Spirit grieves over sin|Eph. 4:30| |The Spirit overrules human actions|Acts 16:6–7| |The Spirit searches the deep things of God and knows the thoughts of God|1 Cor. 2:10–11| |The Spirit determines the distribution of spiritual gifts|1 Cor. 12:11| |The Spirit interprets and brings human prayer before the throne of the Father|Rom. 8:26–27| |The Spirit assures believers of their adoption|Rom. 8:16| |The Spirit bears witness to and glorifies Christ|John 15:26; 16:14|