Proof that the Holy Spirit is not an actual person
In certain languages like Hebrew, Greek or French, words itself (whether they describe an actual person or an item) can have masculine or feminine terms. In the Bible, Wisdom is personified as she but that doesn’t make Wisdom an actual person in the real sense like you and me! In French, the word book is called livre and when referring to it by pronoun it would be translated in English as he or him. But clearly you would never call a book “he”
I’ll now post all the evidence that the Holy Spirit, although translated as “he”, is not an actual person. Do your own research to find out the truth.
In the Old Testament, in Hebrew, Spirit is called
ruach and is referred to with
feminine pronouns. Is the Spirit of God now a “she” based on this? Of course not! In the Greek language the term Helper is a masculine word called
parakletos, yet such a word should not simply be translated as he or him on its own!
It is grammatically incorrect to translate Hebrew, Greek or French texts into he or she without reference to an actual person. Or else we would translate a French sentence about a book into an English sentence that looks something like “I will look for the book so I can read HIM”!
Bible verses that show the Holy Spirit is NOT an actual person and should in fact be translated as “it” and “which” rather than “he” or “who”:
Matthew 10:20 KJV
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaketh in you.
Matthew 10:20 American King James For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaks in you.
Matthew 10:20 American Standard For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
that speaketh in you.
Matthew 10:20 Douay Rheims
For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
that speaketh in you.
Matthew 10:20 Darby
For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaks in you.
Matthew 10:20 English Revised
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
that speaketh in you.
Matthew 10:20 Young Literals
for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father
that is speaking in you.
Romans 8:6 KJV
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Romans 8:6 Darby
The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.
Romans 8:6 American King James
The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Romans 8:6 Webster
The Spirit itself testifieth with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Romans 8:26 KJV
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but
the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26 American King James Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but
the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26 Darby
And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but
the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26 Webster
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but
the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
1 Peter 1:11 KJV
Searching what, or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify,
when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
1 Peter 1:11 Jubilee 2000
searching when and in what point of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify,
which announced beforehand the afflictions that were to come upon the Christ, and the glory that should follow them.
1 Peter 1:11 American King James Searching what, or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when
it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
1 Peter 1:11 American Standard
searching what time or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when
it testifiedbeforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
1 Peter 1:11 Douay Rheims
Searching what or what manner of time the
Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when
it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
1 Peter 1:11 Darby
searching what, or what manner of time,
the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.
1 Peter 1:11 English Re
searching what time or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when
it testifiedbeforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
1 Peter 1:11 Webster
Searching what, or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when
it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.