1 Thessalonians 4:8 He therefore that
despiseth,
despiseth not man, but God,
who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Numbers 11:25-
29 And the LORD
came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and
took of the spirit that [
was] upon him, and
gave [it] unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [
that], when the spirit rested upon them,
they prophesied, and did not cease. ... And Moses said unto him,
Enviest thou for my sake?
would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, [
and]
that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
1 Samuel 10:5-
6 After that thou shalt come to the
hill of God, where [
is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet
a company of prophets coming down from the high place with
a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: ... And the
Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into
another man.
1 Samuel 10:10-
13 And when
they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. ... And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
1 Samuel 19:20-
24 And Saul
sent messengers to take David: and
when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing [
as] appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. ... And he
stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and
lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say,
[Is] Saul also among the prophets?
Acts 19:6 And when Paul had
laid [
his] hands upon them,
the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues,
and prophesied.
1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man praying
or prophesying,
having [
his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.
1 Corinthians 12:10 To another
the working of miracles; to another
prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another
[divers] kinds of tongues;
to another the interpretation of tongues:
1 Corinthians 12:28 And
God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps,
governments,
diversities of tongues.
1 Corinthians 13:2 And though
I have [the gift of] prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge;
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
and have not charity,
I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after
charity, and
desire spiritual [
gifts], but rather that ye may
prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:3-
6 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [
to]
edification, and
exhortation, and
comfort. ... Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues,
what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by
revelation, or by
knowledge, or by
prophesying, or by
doctrine?
1 Corinthians 14:22-
25 Wherefore tongues are
for a sign,
not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [
serveth] not for them that believe not,
but for them which believe. ... And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so
falling down on [
his] face he will worship God, and report that
God is in you of a truth.
1 Corinthians 14:29-
32 Let
the prophets speak two or three, and let
the other judge. ... And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
1 Corinthians 14:37-
39 If
any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual,
let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. ... Wherefore, brethren,
covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Ephesians 4:11-
12 And
he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers; ... For the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of the ministry, for
the edifying of
the body of Christ:
Revelation 11:3-
11 And I will give [
power] unto my
two witnesses, and
they shall prophesy
a thousand two hundred [
and] threescore days,
clothed in sackcloth. ... And after
three days and an half
the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and
great fear fell upon them which saw them.
