The term "spirit" refers to the non-physical part of people which cannot be seen. When a person dies, his spirit leaves his body. "Spirit" can also refer to an attitude or emotional state.
* For example, "spiritual food" refers to God's teachings, which give nourishment to a person's spirit, and "spiritual wisdom" refers to the knowledge and righteous behavior that come from the power of the Holy Spirit.
* God is a spirit and he created other spirit beings, who do not have physical bodies.
* Sometimes the term "spirit" is used to express the feelings of a person, as in "my spirit was grieved in my inmost being." This could also be translated as "I felt grieved in my spirit" or "I felt deeply grieved."
* The phrase "spirit of" could be translated as "character of" or "influence of" or "attitude of" or "thinking (that is) characterized by."
* Depending on the context, "spiritual" could be translated as "non-physical" or "from the Holy Spirit" or "God's" or "part of the non-physical world."
* The figurative expression "spiritual milk" could also be translated as "basic teachings from God" or "God's teachings that nourish the spirit (like milk does)."
* __[13:03](en/tn/obs/help/13/03)__ Three days later, after the people had prepared themselves __spiritually__, God came down on top of Mount Sinai with thunder, lightning, smoke, and a loud trumpet blast.
* __[40:07](en/tn/obs/help/40/07)__ Then Jesus cried out, "It is finished! Father, I give my __spirit__ into your hands." Then he bowed his head and gave up his __spirit__.
* __[45:05](en/tn/obs/help/45/05)__ As Stephen was dying, he cried out, "Jesus, receive my __spirit__."
* __[48:07](en/tn/obs/help/48/07)__ All the people groups are blessed through him, because everyone who believes in Jesus is saved from sin, and becomes a __spiritual__ descendant of Abraham.
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