caused to dwell in all believers. It is difficult, however, to understand in what sense God would be yearning jealously over the Holy Spirit. A third understanding, found in the New English Bible rendering, regards the spirit as man’s human spirit, implanted in man by creation, which turns toward envious desires. This statement, of course, is true, but it may not be the best understanding of these words. The concept of God’s causing to pneuma (the Spirit) to dwell in us seems to refer more naturally
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