To Prophesy

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’

For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”

Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,

‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.

The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.

But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”