Bible Verses About the gift of tongues

“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.”

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

“For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. understandeth: Gr. heareth”

“If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two: by two or three sentences separately”

“Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.”

“Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. fail: Gr. vanish away”

“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”

“He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.”

“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.”

“Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?”

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”

“While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”

“Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.”

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.”

“I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”