"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's full knowledge he kept back some of the money for himself, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet. read more. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price." And she said, "Yes, that was the price." Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things.

But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him

She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not belong to him.

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

I wish that all men were as I myself am. But each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to mute idols, however you may have been moved.

To one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all;

But all things should be done decently and in an orderly way.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.

And he gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you through prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

namely, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild or rebellious.

while God also bore witness, by signs and wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

He performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which he was given power to do in the presence of the beast. He ordered them to make an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.