Bible verses about "utterance" | Worsley

¹ For if I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am but as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and am acquainted with all mysteries, and all knowledge: yea if I have faith, even. to remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. ³ And though I give all my substance to feed the poor, and my body to be burnt, and have not charity, I am nothing profited. ⁴ Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up, ⁵ doth not behave indecently, is not selfish, is not easily provoked, ⁶ suspecteth no evil, rejoiceth not at injustice, but rejoiceth in the truth: ⁷ covereth all faults, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. ⁸ Charity never faileth: but as to prophecies, they shall be abolished; or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall be laid aside. ⁹ For now we know but in part, and we prophesy but in part. ¹⁰ But when that which is perfect shall come, then that which is defective shall be laid aside. ¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside childish things. ¹² For we see now as through a mirror obscurely: but then we shall see face to face. Now I know but in part, but then I shall know even as I am known. ¹³ And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three graces; but the greatest of these is love.

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ² Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn aside after dumb idols, just as ye were led: wherefore, ³ I must acquaint you, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus a curse: and no one can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost. ⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit: and there are different offices, but the same Lord: ⁵ and there are diversities of operations, ⁶ but it is the same God who worketh them all in every one. ⁷ But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the advantage of all. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ but all these worketh that one and the same Spirit distributing to every one in particular as He sees fit. ¹² For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body: ¹³ so also is the mystical body of Christ; for by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, (whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free) and are all made to drink into one Spirit: ¹⁴ for the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot should say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁶ And if the ear should say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? and if the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ¹⁸ But now God hath placed the members, every one of them in the body, as He pleased. ¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body? ²⁰ whereas now there are many members, yet but one body. ²¹ And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ²² But those parts of the body, which seem to be weaker, are much more necessary: ²³ and those which we judge the less honorable parts we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our less comely parts have more comeliness added to them, of which our comely ones have no need. ²⁴ But God hath so blended the several parts of the body, giving greater honor to that which was deficient, ²⁵ that there might be no schism in the body; but that all the members might have the same care one for another. ²⁶ And so if one member suffer all the members suffer with it; and if one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. ²⁷ Now ye are the body of Christ, and his members each of you in particular. ²⁸ And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? ³⁰ have all miraculous powers? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak many languages? do all interpret? but ye are all zealous for the best gifts. ³¹ Though I will shew you a way yet more excellent.

⁸ Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

¹⁶ and is profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; ¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly fitted for every good work.

²¹ for prophecy was not delivered of old at the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit.

²⁰ knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation;

⁴ and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.