Duty in Services & Ordinances (2 of 3)

God uses scripture to teach his people what duties they must fulfill. This list reveals the duties in services and ordinances.  

Ministry

Ministry (Ministration)

Instruction

Acts 6:1, 3 KJV - "1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. ... 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business."

Romans 12:4-7 KJV - "4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;"

2 Corinthians 6:1, 3-6 KJV - "1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. ... 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,"

Colossians 4:17 KJV - "And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it."

2 Timothy 4:5 KJV - "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”

Wisdom

2 Corinthians 3:7-9 KJV - "7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory."

2 Corinthians 5:18 KJV - "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"

Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV - "11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"

Testimonials

Acts 1:24-26 KJV - "24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles."

Acts 6:4 KJV - "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word."

Acts 12:25 KJV - "And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark."

Acts 20:24 KJV - "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."

Acts 21:19 KJV - "And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry."

1 Corinthians 16:15 KJV - "I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)"

2 Corinthians 4:1 KJV - "Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;"

2 Corinthians 9:12-13 KJV - "12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; 13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;"

1 Timothy 1:12 KJV - "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"

2 Timothy 4:11 KJV – “Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry."

Occupy

Instruction

Luke 19:13 KJV - "And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come."

Porter

Instruction

Mark 13:34 KJV — "For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch."

Wisdom

John 10:3 KJV — "To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out."

Preach

Preach (Preached/Preaching/Preacher)

Instruction

2 Timothy 4:2 KJV — "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."

Historically

Nehemiah 6:7 KJV - "And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together."

Jonah 3:2 KJV - "Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."

Wisdom

Luke 24:45-47 KJV - "45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

Romans 10:14-15 KJV - "14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 KJV - "17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."

1 Corinthians 9:14 KJV — "Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."

Implication

1 Corinthians 9:16, 18 KJV — "16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! … 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel."

Testimonials

Psalm 40:9 KJV - "I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest."

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 12 KJV - "1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. ... 12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem."

Ecclesiastes 7:27 KJV - "Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:"

Ecclesiastes 12:8-10 KJV - "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth."

Acts 5:42 KJV — "And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ."

Acts 8:4 KJV — "Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word."

Acts 8:25 KJV — "And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans."

Acts 9:20 KJV — "And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God."

Acts 13:5 KJV — "And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister."

Acts 13:42 KJV - "And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath."

Acts 14:25 KJV — "And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:"

Acts 15:21 KJV — "For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day."

Acts 15:35-36 KJV - "35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do."

Acts 16:6 KJV - "Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,"

Acts 17:13 KJV — "But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people."

Acts 20:7 KJV — "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

Acts 20:9 KJV — "And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead."

Acts 20:25 KJV — "And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more."

Romans 10:8 KJV — "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;"

1 Corinthians 2:4 KJV — "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:"

2 Corinthians 4:5 KJV — "For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."

Colossians 1:23-28 KJV - "23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:"

1 Timothy 2:7 KJV — "Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity."

2 Timothy 1:11 KJV — "Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles."

Ephesians 3:8 KJV — "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;"

Titus 1:3 KJV — "But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;"

John the Baptist

Matthew 3:1 KJV - "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,"

Mark 1:4, 7 KJV - "John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. ... And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose."

Luke 3:3 KJV - "And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;"

Luke 3:16-18 KJV - "16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people."

Acts 13:24 KJV - "When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel."

Acts 10:37 KJV - "That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;"

GOD Sent Disciples

Mark 3:14 KJV — "And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,"

Luke 9:2 KJV — "And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick."

Luke 9:60 KJV — "Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God."

Mark 6:7-12 KJV - "And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. And they went out, and preached that men should repent."

Luke 9:1-6 KJV - "1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where."

Mark 16:15-16, 20 KJV - "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. ... And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."

Acts 10:42 KJV — "And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead."

Prophesy

Prophesy 

(Prophesieth/Prophesied/Prophesying/Prophesyings)

Instruction

1 Corinthians 14:31 KJV — "For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted."

1 Corinthians 14:39 KJV — "Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues."

1 Thessalonians 5:20 KJV — "Despise not prophesyings."​​

Imploration

1 Corinthians 14:5 KJV — "I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 11:4 KJV — "Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head."

1 Corinthians 11:5 KJV — "But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven."

1 Corinthians 14:3-4 KJV — "3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church."

1 Corinthians 14:6 KJV — "Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?"

1 Corinthians 14:22 KJV — "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."

1 Corinthians 14:24 KJV — "But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:"

Prophetic

Revelation 10:11 KJV — "And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."

Revelation 11:3 KJV — "And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth."

With Music

1 Samuel 10:5 KJV — "After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:"

1 Chronicles 25:1 KJV — "Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:"

1 Chronicles 25:3 KJV — "Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD."

Serve

Serve (Serveth)

Wisdom

Luke 22:26-27 KJV - "26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth."

Service

Wisdom

2 Corinthians 9:12 KJV - "For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;"

Hebrews 9:1 KJV - "Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."

​​​​Testimonials

Romans 15:31 KJV - "That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;"

2 Corinthians 11:8 KJV - "I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service."

Servile

Holy Convocation - No Servile Work

Instruction

Leviticus 23:7 KJV - "In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."

Leviticus 23:8 KJV - "But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."

Leviticus 23:21 KJV - "And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations."

Leviticus 23:25 KJV - "Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD."

Leviticus 23:35 KJV - "On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."

Leviticus 23:36 KJV - "Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein."

Numbers 28:18 KJV - "In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:"

Numbers 28:25 KJV - "And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work."

Numbers 28:26 KJV - "Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:"

Numbers 29:1 KJV - "And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you."

Numbers 29:12 KJV - "And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:"

Numbers 29:35 KJV - "On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:"

Sing

Sing (Sang/Singer)

Coterie

Isaiah 38:20 KJV - "The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD."

​​​Testimonials

2 Chronicles 23:13 KJV - "And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason."

2 Chronicles 29:30 KJV - "Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped."

Speak

Instruction (Old Testament)

(Speak Unto Pharaoh) 

Exodus 7:2 KJV - "Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."

Ezekiel 31:2 KJV — "Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?"

(Speak Unto Israelites)

Leviticus 18:2 KJV - "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God."

Leviticus 19:2 KJV - "Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy."

Numbers 6:22-27 KJV - "22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them."

Jeremiah 1:17 KJV — "Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them."

Jeremiah 7:27 KJV — "Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee."

Jeremiah 11:2 KJV — "Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;"

Jeremiah 26:2 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:"

Ezekiel 2:7 KJV — "And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious."

Ezekiel 3:1 KJV — "Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel."

Ezekiel 3:4 KJV — "And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them."

Ezekiel 17:2 KJV — "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"

Ezekiel 33:2 KJV — "Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:"

Ezekiel 33:10 KJV — "Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?"

Haggai 2:2 KJV — "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,"

Haggai 2:21 KJV — "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;"

Zechariah 7:3 KJV — "And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?"

Zechariah 7:5 KJV — "Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?"

(Speak Unto Animals)

Ezekiel 39:17 KJV — "And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood."

(Speak Thus Saith the Lord)

Jeremiah 13:12 KJV — "Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?"

Jeremiah 18:11 KJV — "Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good."

Jeremiah 22:1 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,"

Jeremiah 34:2 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:"

Jeremiah 39:16 KJV — "Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee."

 Ezekiel 3:11 KJV — "And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear."

Ezekiel 11:5 KJV — "And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them."

Ezekiel 14:4 KJV — "Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;"

Ezekiel 20:3 KJV — "Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you."

Ezekiel 20:27 KJV — "Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me."

Ezekiel 24:21 KJV — "Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword."

Ezekiel 29:3 KJV — "Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself."

Zechariah 6:12 KJV — "And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:"

Instruction (New Testament)

Acts 5:20 KJV — "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

1 Corinthians 14:13 KJV — "Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret."

1 Corinthians 14:27-28 KJV — "27 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. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God."

1 Corinthians 14:29 KJV — "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."

1 Corinthians 14:39 KJV — "Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues."

Ephesians 4:15 KJV — "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"

Titus 2:1 KJV — "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:"

Titus 2:15 KJV — "These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."

1 Peter 4:11 KJV — "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."

1 Corinthians 14:2-6, 9, 11, 13 KJV — "2 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. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? … 9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. … 11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. … 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret."

1 Corinthians 14:23 KJV — "If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?"

Affirmation

1 Corinthians 2:13 KJV — "Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."

Testimonials

Deuteronomy 5:1 KJV - "And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them."

Psalm 29:9 KJV — "The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory."

Jeremiah 26:7-8 KJV — "7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. 8 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die."

Jeremiah 26:15 KJV — "But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears."

Jeremiah 43:1 KJV — "And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,"

John 8:28 KJV — "Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things."

John 8:38 KJV — "I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father."

John 12:49 KJV — "For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak."

John 12:50 KJV — "And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak."

John 14:10 KJV — "Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."

Acts 2:4, 6-7, 11 KJV — "4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. … 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? … 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."

Acts 10:46 KJV — "For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,"

Acts 11:15 KJV — "And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning."

Acts 14:3 KJV — "Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands."

Acts 14:9 KJV — "The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,"

Acts 17:19 KJV — "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?"

Acts 18:26 KJV — "And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly."

1 Corinthians 14:19 KJV — "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."

Ephesians 6:20 KJV — "For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."

Hebrews 9:5 KJV — "And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."

2 Peter 3:16 KJV — "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." (See context)

Prophetic

Deuteronomy 18:18 KJV - "I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."

Ezekiel 24:27 KJV — "In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD."