Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowl
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteo
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which y
Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or
“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching yo
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to mov
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every w
Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has
as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be s
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in le
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; whe
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Fath
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient inst
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instr
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my fle
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and n
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reve
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the