Acts 11:27

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Acts 11:27

And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

Prophets

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Prophets

"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

Now Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who grew up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch.

Then Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, said a lot to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

So we located some disciples and stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept telling Paul not to go to Jerusalem,

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

God has appointed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who help others, administrators, and those who speak various kinds of languages.

The spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets,

And it is he who gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still others to be pastors and teachers,