Bible Verses About Tongue: Gift of

And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were al with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sounde from heauen, as of a russhing and mightie winde, and it filled all the house where they sate.

And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, like fire, and it sate vpon eche of them.

And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance.

And there were dwelling at Hierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, of euery nation vnder heauen.

Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.

And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia,

And of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, and of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, and Iewes, and Proselytes,

Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.

They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?

And others mocked, and saide, They are full of newe wine.

But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, and said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

For these are not drunken, as yee suppose, since it is but the third houre of the day.

But this is that, which was spoken by the Prophet Ioel,

And it shalbe in the last daies, saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al flesh, and your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your yong men shall see visions, and your old men shall dreame dreames.

And on my seruauntes, and on mine handmaides I will powre out of my Spirite in those daies, and they shall prophecie.

Since then that he by the right hande of God hath bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth this which yee nowe see and heare.

For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.

And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.

Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?