Bible Verses About Preaching

For I judged not myself to know anything among you, but Jesus Christ: and him crucified.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.

And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom. but in shewing of the Spirit and power:

That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, a wisdom which is hidden, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory:

Which none of the princes of this world knew. For if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

Now, we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God: that we may know the things that are given us from God.

Which things also we speak: not in the learned words of human wisdom, but in the doctrine of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Follow after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy.

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man heareth. Yet by the Spirit he speaketh mysteries.

But he that prophesieth speaketh to men unto edification and exhortation and comfort.

He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself: but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

And I would have you all to speak with tongues, but rather to prophesy. For greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues: unless perhaps he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either in revelation or in knowledge or in prophecy or in doctrine?

Even things without life that give sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction of sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue plain speech, how shall it be known what is said? For you shall be speaking into the air.

There are, for example, so many kinds of tongues in this world: and none is without voice.

If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian: and he that speaketh a barbarian to me.

So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.

And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth: but my understanding is without fruit.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, I will pray also with the understanding, I will sing with the spirit, I will sing also with the understanding.

Else, if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to thy blessing? Because he knoweth not what thou sayest.