17 Bible Verses about Prophesying In The Church
Most Relevant Verses
"In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;
upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days, will I pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.
So, my brothers, be ambitious for the gift of prophecy, and speak not against the gifts of tongues.
So then the gift of tongues is for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.
Never neglect the gift within you, which was given in fulfilment of prophecy at the time of the laying on of hands by the elders.
Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
But he who prophesies addresses words to men that build up, encourage, and console.
For you can all prophesy one by one; so that all may be learning, and all may be encouraged.
But if all are prophesying when an unlearned or unbelieving man enters, he is convicted in conscience by your speaker, he feels himself judged by all,
Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment.
and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.
But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith.
And I fell down at his feet to worship him, and he said to me. "See that you do it not. I am a fellow slave of yours and of your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus; for the testimony of Jesus is the vital breath of prophecy."
Love never fails; but though there are prophecies, they will fail; though there are tongues, they will cease; though there is knowledge, it will be superseded.
