1 Thessalonians 5:20 Cross References - MNT

²⁰ Do not despise prophesyings.

⁶ and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.

⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;

¹⁰ to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

²⁸ And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues."

² Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

⁹ For our knowing is imperfect, and our prophesying is imperfect;

¹ Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.

³ But he who prophesies addresses words to men that build up, encourage, and console. ⁴ He who speaks in a tongue upbuilds himself; but he who prophesies upbuilds the church. ⁵ Now I should like you all to speak with "tongues"; but I should rather that you prophesied, For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be built up. ⁶ Now brothers, if I should come to you speaking with tongues, what should I benefit you, unless I speak to you some revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or teaching?

²² So then the gift of tongues is for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe. ²³ Accordingly, when the whole church assemblies, and everybody is speaking "with tongues," if there enter men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad? ²⁴ But if all are prophesying when an unlearned or unbelieving man enters, he is convicted in conscience by your speaker, he feels himself judged by all, ²⁵ and the secret depths of his heart are laid open. So he will fall upon his face and worship God, saying, "Of a truth, God is with you."

²⁹ Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment. ³⁰ But if to one as he sits there some revelation is made, let the first be silent. ³¹ For you can all prophesy one by one; so that all may be learning, and all may be encouraged. ³² The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets,

³⁷ If any one thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that what I am now writing you is a command of the Lord. ³⁸ But if any one disregard it he will be disregarded. ³⁹ So, my brothers, be ambitious for the gift of prophecy, and speak not against the gifts of tongues.

¹¹ It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ—

⁸ So that he who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gave you his Holy Spirit.

³ And I will give power to my two witnesses, and clothed in sackcloth they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days. ⁴ "These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. ⁵ When any one wishes to hurt them, fire comes from their mouth and devours their enemies; and if any man wishes to hurt them, in this manner he must be killed. ⁶ These have power to shut heaven so that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. ⁷ "And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that is coming up out of the bottomless pit will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them. ⁸ And their dead bodies lie in the streets of the great city whose mystical name is 'Sodom' and 'Egypt'—where also their Lord was crucified. ⁹ For three days and a half men of all peoples, and tribes, and languages, and nations, look upon their dead bodies, and refuse to let their dead bodies be laid in a tomb. ¹⁰ "And those who dwell on the earth are rejoicing over them, and making merry; and they will send gifts to one another; because these two prophets were a torment to those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹ And after three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon them.