1 Corinthians 14:5

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!”

Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

Let all that you do be done in love.

In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,

He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”, lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”

He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

Laban said, “Behold, let it be according to your word.”

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.