'Tongues' in the Bible

And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?

for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:

and to another operations of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to a different one kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues.

And God has set certain in the assembly: first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; governments; kinds of tongues.

have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

Love never fails; but whether prophecies, they shall be done away; or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall be done away.

Now I desire that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy. But greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

And now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

It is written in the law, By people of other tongues, and by strange lips, will I speak to this people; and neither thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

So that tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to unbelievers; but prophecy, not to unbelievers, but to those who believe.

If therefore the whole assembly come together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and simple persons enter in, or unbelievers, will not they say ye are mad?

So that, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid the speaking with tongues.

After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

And it was said to me, Thou must prophesy again as to peoples and nations and tongues and many kings.

And men of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations see their body three days and a half, and they do not suffer their bodies to be put into a sepulchre.

And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and its kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues with distress,

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.