18 Bible Verses about Prophesying In The Church
Most Relevant Verses
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
"'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out 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;
even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.
Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
