17 Bible Verses about Prophesying In The Church
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And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
And also on my servants and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.
to another, the working of mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.
Cultivate love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
Wherefore, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Therefore, tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to those who believe not: but prophecy is not for those who believe not, but for those who believe.
Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you according to prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
But he that prophesies speaks to men so as to build them up, to exhort and comfort them.
For you can all prophesy, one by one, that all may learn, and all may be encouraged;
But if all prophesy, and there comes in an unbeliever, or an unlearned man, he is convinced by all, he is examined by all,
And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he said to me: See that you do it not; I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Love never fails; but whether there be gifts of prophecy, they shall have an end; or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall have an end.
