22 So this ecstatic speaking is meant as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but inspired preaching is a sign not to unbelievers but to those who believe.
1 Corinthians 14:22 Cross References - Goodspeed
Mark 16:17
17 And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues;
Acts 2:6-12
6 And when this sound was heard, the crowd gathered in great excitement, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7 They were perfectly amazed and said in their astonishment, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
8 Then how is it that each of us hears his own native tongue?
9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, of Judea and Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia,
10 of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt and the district of Africa about Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretans and Arabs—we all hear them tell in our native tongues the mighty deeds of God."
12 And they were all amazed and bewildered and said to one another, "What can this mean?"
Acts 2:32-36
32 He is Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and to whose resurrection we are all witnesses.
33 So he has been exalted to God's right hand, and has received from his Father and poured over us the holy Spirit that had been promised, as you see and hear.
34 "For David did not go up to heaven, but he said, 'The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand,
35 Until I make your enemies your footstool.'
36 "Therefore the whole nation of Israel must understand that God has declared this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
1 Corinthians 14:1
1 You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.
1 Timothy 1:9
9 with the understanding that law is not intended for upright men but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and irreligious, the irreverent and profane, men who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,