18 Bible Verses about Prophesying In The Church
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I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your old men will have dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
I will even pour out My Spirit
on My male and female slaves in those days,
and they will prophesy.
to another, the performing of miracles,
to another, prophecy,
to another, distinguishing between spirits,
to another, different kinds of languages,
to another, interpretation of languages.
Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.
Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in other languages.
It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers. But prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.
Do not neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
If I have the gift of prophecy
and understand all mysteries
and all knowledge,
and if I have all faith
so that I can move mountains
but do not have love, I am nothing.
But the person who prophesies speaks to people for edification, encouragement, and consolation.
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged.
But if all are prophesying and some unbeliever or uninformed person comes in, he is convicted by all and is judged by all.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.
And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to prophesy.
According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:
If prophecy,
use it according to the standard of one’s faith;
Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Love never ends.
But as for prophecies,
they will come to an end;
as for languages, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
