1 Corinthians 14:32

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And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;

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  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • 1 Sam 10:10-13 : 10 And when they came to Gibeah, a band of prophets came face to face with him; and the spirit of God came on him with power and he took his place among them as a prophet. 11 Now when Saul's old friends saw him among the band of prophets, the people said to one another, What has come to Saul, the son of Kish? Is even Saul among the prophets? 12 And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets? 13 Then going away from the prophets, he came to the house.
  • 1 Sam 19:19-24 : 19 And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets. 21 And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?
  • 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
  • 2 Kgs 2:5 : 5 And at Jericho the sons of the prophets came up to Elisha and said to him, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said in answer, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
  • Job 32:8-9 : 8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge. 9 It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right. 10 So I say, Give ear to me, and I will put forward my knowledge. 11 I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
  • Acts 4:19-20 : 19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God: 20 For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
  • 1 Cor 14:29-30 : 29 And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say. 30 But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.

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  • 1 Cor 14:24-31
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    24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

    25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.

    26 What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

    27 If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:

    28 But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

    29 And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say.

    30 But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.

    31 For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

  • 1 Cor 14:36-37
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    36 What? was it from you that the word of God went out? or did it only come in to you?

    37 If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39 So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

    40 Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-3
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    1 Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

    2 For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

    3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.

  • 1 Cor 14:33-34
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    33 For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

    34 Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

  • Ezek 13:1-3
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, be a prophet against the prophets of Israel, and say to those prophets whose words are the invention of their hearts, Give ear to the word of the Lord;

    3 This is what the Lord has said: A curse on the foolish prophets who go after the spirit which is in them and have seen nothing!

  • 1 John 4:1
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    1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.

  • Acts 2:16-18
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    16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

    17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

    18 And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.

  • 1 Thess 5:20
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    20 Do not make little of the words of the prophets;

  • 1 Cor 14:5
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    5 Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

  • 2 Pet 1:20-21
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    20 Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.

    21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

  • Jer 23:16
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    16 This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 12:10-11
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    10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

    11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.

  • 1 Cor 14:12
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    12 So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

  • 1 Cor 15:28
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    28 And when all things have been put under him, then will the Son himself be under him who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all.

  • 1 Cor 14:15
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    15 What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

  • 1 Cor 12:29
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    29 Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

  • 1 Cor 2:13
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    13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

  • Jer 5:13
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    13 And the prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them; so it will be done to them.

  • Rom 13:1
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    1 Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

  • Rev 16:14
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    14 For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.

  • 1 Cor 16:16
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    16 That you put yourselves under such, and under everyone who is helping the Lord's work.

  • 2 Cor 3:17
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    17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.

  • 1 Cor 11:4
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    4 Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.

  • Isa 29:10
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    10 For the Lord has sent on you a spirit of deep sleep; and by him your eyes, the prophets, are shut, and your heads, the seers, are covered.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1 But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,

  • Acts 15:32
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    32 And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.

  • 1 Cor 14:22
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    22 For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.

  • Mic 2:11
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    11 If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.