1 Corinthians 14:22
Wherfore, tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleue, but to them that beleue not: But prophesiyng serueth not for them that beleue not, but for them which beleue.
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- Mark 16:17 : 17 And these tokens shall folowe them that beleue. In my name they shal cast out deuils, they shall speake with newe tongues,
- Acts 2:6-9 : 6 When this was noysed about, the multitude came together and were astonnyed, because that euery man hearde them speake with his owne language. 7 They wondred all, and marueyled, saying among themselues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galilee? 8 And howe heare we euery man his owne tongue, wherin we were borne? 9 Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Iurie, and in Capadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia, & Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parties of Lybia, which is besyde Cyrene, & straungers of Rome, Iewes and Proselytes. 11 Cretes and Arabians: we haue hearde them speake in our tongues, the wonderfull workes of God. 12 They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
- Acts 2:32-36 : 32 This Iesus hath God raysed vp, wherof we all are witnesses. 33 Then sence that he by the ryght hande of God was exalted, and hath receaued of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed foorth this, which ye nowe see, and heare. 34 For Dauid is not ascended into heaue, but he sayeth: The Lorde sayde to my Lorde, syt thou on my ryght, 35 Untill I make thy foes thy footstoole. 36 Therfore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made that same Iesus, whom ye haue crucified, Lorde and Christe.
- 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes but most chiefelie that ye may prophesie.
- 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 Knowyng this, that the lawe is not geuen vnto a ryghteous man, but vnto the lawlesse and disobedient, to the vngodly and to sinners, to vnholy and vncleane, to murtherers of fathers & murtherers of mothers, to manslears,
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- 1 Cor 14:23-242 verses81%
23 If therfore, when all the Churche is come together in one, & all speake with tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleue not: wyll they not say yt ye are out of your wittes?
24 But yf all prophesie, and there come in one ye beleueth not, or one vnlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of euery man:
- 1 Cor 14:9-2113 verses80%
9 Euen so lykewyse, when ye speake with tongues, except ye speake wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken? For ye shall speake into the ayer.
10 There are so many kyndes of voyces, as it commeth to passe in the worlde, and none of them are without signification.
11 If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth, I shalbe lyke vnto hym that speaketh, an aliaunt: and he that speaketh, shalbe an aliaunt vnto me.
12 Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes seke that ye may excell, vnto the edifiyng of the Churche.
13 Wherfore, let him that speaketh with tongue, pray that he may interprete.
14 For yf I pray with tongue, my spirite prayeth, but my vnderstanding is without fruite.
15 What is it then? I wyll pray with the spirite, and wyll pray with the vnderstandyng also. I wyll syng with the spirite, and wyll syng with the vnderstandyng also.
16 Els, when thou blessest with the spirite, howe shall he that occupieth the rowme of the vnlearned, say Amen at thy geuyng of thankes, seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest?
17 Thou veryly geuest thankes well: but the other is not edified.
18 I thanke my God, I speake with tongues more the ye all.
19 Yet had I rather, in the Churche to speake fiue wordes with my vnderstandyng, to the information of other, then ten thousande wordes with the tongue.
20 Brethren, be not chyldren in wytte: Howbeit, as concerning maliciousnesse, be chyldren: but in wytte, be perfect.
21 In the lawe it is written: With sundry tongues, and with sundry lyppes, wyll I speake vnto this people, and yet for all that will they not heare me, sayth the Lorde.
- 1 Cor 14:1-77 verses77%
1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes but most chiefelie that ye may prophesie.
2 For he that speaketh with the tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: For no man heareth hym. Howbeit, in the spirite he speaketh misteries.
3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh vnto men to their edifiyng, to their exhortation, and to their comfort.
4 He that speaketh with the tongue, edifieth hym selfe: he that prophesieth, edifieth the Churche.
5 I woulde yt ye al spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: For greater is he that prophesieth, then he that speaketh with tongues, except he expounde it, that the Churche may haue edifiyng.
6 Nowe brethren, yf I come vnto you speakyng with tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you eyther by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesiyng, or by doctrine?
7 Moreouer, thynges without lyfe geuing sound, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, howe shall it be knowen what is piped or harped?
- 1 Cor 14:38-392 verses75%
38 But yf any man be ignoraunt, let hym be ignoraunt.
39 Wherfore brethren, couet to prophesie, and forbyd not to speake with tongues.
- Mark 16:16-172 verses73%
16 He that beleueth, and is baptized, shalbe saued: But he that beleueth not, shalbe dampned.
17 And these tokens shall folowe them that beleue. In my name they shal cast out deuils, they shall speake with newe tongues,
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11 For he that speaketh vnto this people, is euen as one that vseth rudenesse of speache, and a straunge language.
- 1 Cor 14:26-283 verses70%
26 Howe is it then brethren? When ye come together, euery one of you hath a psalme, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a reuelation, hath interpretation. Let all thynges be done vnto edifiyng.
27 Yf any man speake with tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.
28 But yf there be no interpreter, let him kepe scilence in the Churche, and let him speake to hym selfe, and to God.
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10 To another, power to do miracles, to another, prophesie, to another iudgement to discerne spirites, to another, diuers kyndes of tongues, to another, the interpretation of tongues.
- 1 Cor 12:29-302 verses68%
29 Are all, Apostles? are all, prophetes? are all, teachers?
30 Are all, doers of miracles? Haue all the giftes of healyng? Do all speake with tongues? Do all interprete?
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46 For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:
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21 But as it is written: To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that hearde not, shall vnderstande.
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8 Therfore yf they wyll not beleue thee, neither heare ye voyce of the first signes, yet wyll they beleue for the voyce of the seconde signes.
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20 Despise not prophesiynges.
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14 Howe then shall they call on hym, on whom they haue not beleued? Howe shall they beleue on hym of whom they haue not hearde? Howe shal they heare, without a preacher?
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2 For vnto vs was the Gospell preached, aswell as vnto them: But the worde whiche they hearde dyd not profite them, not beyng coupled with fayth to them that hearde.
- 1 Cor 14:31-322 verses66%
31 For ye may all prophesie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.
32 And the spirites of the prophetes, are subiect to the prophetes.
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4 And they were all fylled with the holy ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the spirite gaue them vtteraunce.
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8 Though ye prophesiynges fayle, other tongues ceasse, or knowledge vanishe away, yet loue falleth neuer away.
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16 But they haue not all obeyed ye Gospel. For Esaias sayth: Lorde, who hath beleued our sayinges?
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6 And whe Paul had layde his handes vpon them, the holy ghost came on the, and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
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1 Though I speake with the tongues of men and of Angels, and haue not loue, I am as soundyng brasse, or as a tincklyng Cimball:
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3 Long tyme therfore abode they there, and quyt them selues boldely, with the helpe of the Lorde, which gaue testimonie vnto the worde of his grace, and graunted signes & wonders to be done by their handes.
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11 Cretes and Arabians: we haue hearde them speake in our tongues, the wonderfull workes of God.
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1 Dearly beloued, beleue not euery spirite: but proue the spirites whether they are of God or not: for many false prophetes are gone out into the worlde.
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14 And in them is fulfylled the prophesie of Esaias, saying: by hearyng ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstande, and seeyng, ye shall see, & shall not perceaue.