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:
And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?
If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.
For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.
I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:
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.
In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.
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.
If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?
So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.
He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.
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.
But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?
And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,
And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.
And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.
Every board is to be joined to the one nearest to it by two tongues, and so for every board in the House.
With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.
Every board had two tongues fixed into it; all the boards were made in this way.
And for these twenty boards, forty silver bases, two bases under every board, to take its tongues.
For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes down before the flame, so their root will be like the dry stems of grain, and their flower will go up in dust: because they have gone against the law of the Lord of armies, and have given no honour to the word of the Holy One of Israel.
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.
And I am coming to get together all nations and tongues: and they will come and will see my glory.
See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who let their tongues say, He has said.
Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.
Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.
The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.
Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.
And the Lord said to Gideon, By those three hundred who were drinking with their tongues I will give you salvation and give the Midianites into your hands; let the rest of the people go away, every man to his place.
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
You will keep them safe in your house from the designs of man; in the secret of your tent will you keep them from angry tongues.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.
Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
And the fifth let what was in his vessel come out on the high seat of the beast; and his kingdom was made dark; and they were biting their tongues for pain.
Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
And this will be the disease which the Lord will send on all the peoples which have been warring against Jerusalem: their flesh will be wasted away while they are on their feet, their eyes will be wasted in their heads and their tongues in their mouths.
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