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1 Corinthians 12 10
to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
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1 Corinthians 13 1
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
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Mark 16:17
These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;
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1 Corinthians 13 4
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
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1 Corinthians 14 18-1 Corinthians 14 40
I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you,but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.It is written in the law:“ By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” says the Lord.So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.So if the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and unbelievers or uninformed people enter, will they not say that you have lost your minds?But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all.The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring,“ God is really among you.”What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.If someone speaks in a tongue, it should be two, or at the most three, one after the other, and someone must interpret.But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude.For you can all prophesy one after another, so all can learn and be encouraged.Indeed, the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.If someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.So then, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues.And do everything in a decent and orderly manner.
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1 Corinthians 14 12-1 Corinthians 14 13
It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.So then, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
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Numbers 11:28-29
Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said,“ My lord Moses, stop them!”Moses said to him,“ Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”
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1 Corinthians 14 1
Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
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1 Corinthians 12 28-1 Corinthians 12 30
And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they?Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak in tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?
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1 Corinthians 14 3-1 Corinthians 14 4
But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation.The one who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.