{"id":44550,"date":"2023-10-06T15:03:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44550"},"modified":"2025-05-06T22:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:56:40","slug":"did-jesus-speak-in-tongues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2023\/10\/06\/did-jesus-speak-in-tongues\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus Speak in Tongues?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In <\/span>the <\/span>scriptures, <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span>direct <\/span>account <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues. <\/span>However, <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>understanding <\/span>given <\/span>to <\/span>us <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>clear <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>did <\/span>indeed <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>tongues. <\/span>The <\/span>fact <\/span>that <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span>written <\/span>record <\/span>of <\/span>this <\/span>event <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>imply <\/span>that <\/span>it <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>happen. <\/span>As <\/span>John <\/span>21:<\/span>25 <\/span>states, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Jesus <\/span>did <\/span>many <\/span>other <\/span>things <\/span>as <\/span>well. <\/span>If <\/span>every <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>them <\/span>were <\/span>written <\/span>down, <\/span>I <\/span>suppose <\/span>that <\/span>even <\/span>the <\/span>whole <\/span>world <\/span>would <\/span>not <\/span>have <\/span>room <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>books <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>be <\/span>written.\u201d<\/span><\/em> Therefore, <\/span>not <\/span>every <\/span>action <\/span>or <\/span>event <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus\u2019 <\/span>life <\/span>is <\/span>documented <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, <\/span>we <\/span>must <\/span>recognize <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>concept <\/span>of <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues, <\/span>as <\/span>first <\/span>taught <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>apostles, <\/span>was <\/span>initiated <\/span>by <\/span>Jesus. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>something <\/span>that <\/span>was <\/span>revealed <\/span>at <\/span>a <\/span>later <\/span>time. <\/span>This <\/span>makes <\/span>sense <\/span>because <\/span>Jesus <\/span>would <\/span>not <\/span>ask <\/span>His <\/span>followers <\/span>to <\/span>do <\/span>something <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>Himself <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>experience <\/span>or <\/span>practice. <\/span>In <\/span>Mark <\/span>16:<\/span>17-<\/span>18, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Himself <\/span>says, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>And <\/span>these <\/span>signs <\/span>will <\/span>accompany <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>believe: <\/span>In <\/span>my <\/span>name <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>drive <\/span>out <\/span>demons; <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>new <\/span>tongues; <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>pick <\/span>up <\/span>snakes <\/span>with <\/span>their <\/span>hands; <\/span>and <\/span>when <\/span>they <\/span>drink <\/span>deadly <\/span>poison, <\/span>it <\/span>will <\/span>not <\/span>hurt <\/span>them <\/span>at <\/span>all; <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>place <\/span>their <\/span>hands <\/span>on <\/span>sick <\/span>people, <\/span>and <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>get <\/span>well.\u201d<\/span><\/em> Here, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>is <\/span>speaking <\/span>of <\/span>signs <\/span>and <\/span>wonders <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>follow <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>Him, <\/span>which <\/span>includes <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>the <\/span>only <\/span>man <\/span>ever <\/span>anointed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>measure <\/span>that <\/span>exceeded <\/span>all <\/span>others (<\/span>Hebrews <\/span>1:<\/span>9), <\/span>\u201c<\/span>You <\/span>have <\/span>loved <\/span>righteousness <\/span>and <\/span>hated <\/span>wickedness; <\/span>therefore <\/span>God, <\/span>your <\/span>God, <\/span>has <\/span>set <\/span>you <\/span>above <\/span>your <\/span>companions <\/span>by <\/span>anointing <\/span>you <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>oil <\/span>of <\/span>joy.\u201d<\/span><\/em> This <\/span>verse <\/span>highlights <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>fully <\/span>endowed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>prophecy, <\/span>teaching, <\/span>evangelism, <\/span>shepherding, <\/span>and <\/span>apostleship. <\/span>He <\/span>also <\/span>manifested <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>healing, <\/span>miracles, <\/span>and <\/span>discernment. <\/span>Given <\/span>this, <\/span>it <\/span>would <\/span>not <\/span>be <\/span>surprising <\/span>for <\/span>Jesus <\/span>to <\/span>also <\/span>have <\/span>the <\/span>ability <\/span>to <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>tongues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theological <\/span>Implications:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Jesus’ <\/span>Anointing <\/span>and <\/span>Fullness <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit:<\/span><\/strong>
    Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>completely <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit. <\/span>The <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>gift <\/span>of <\/span>tongues, <\/span>were <\/span>present <\/span>in <\/span>Him. <\/span>Jesus\u2019 <\/span>life <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>perfect <\/span>example <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>man <\/span>who <\/span>was <\/span>in <\/span>complete <\/span>communion <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Father <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>and <\/span>as <\/span>such, <\/span>He <\/span>demonstrated <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>spiritual <\/span>gifts <\/span>in <\/span>their <\/span>fullness. <\/span>He <\/span>didn\u2019t <\/span>just <\/span>teach <\/span>about <\/span>these <\/span>gifts; <\/span>He <\/span>embodied <\/span>them. <\/span>Thus, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>logical <\/span>to <\/span>believe <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>could <\/span>have <\/span>spoken <\/span>in <\/span>tongues <\/span>as <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>His <\/span>spiritual <\/span>empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The <\/span>Role <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit:<\/span><\/strong>
    The <\/span>Bible <\/span>teaches <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>empowered <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>ministry (<\/span>Luke <\/span>4:<\/span>14). <\/span>The <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>gave <\/span>Him <\/span>the <\/span>ability <\/span>to <\/span>perform <\/span>miracles, <\/span>heal <\/span>the <\/span>sick, <\/span>and <\/span>even <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>tongues, <\/span>if <\/span>needed. <\/span>Jesus\u2019 <\/span>empowerment <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>was <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>own <\/span>sake <\/span>but <\/span>also <\/span>as <\/span>an <\/span>example <\/span>for <\/span>His <\/span>followers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The <\/span>Great <\/span>Commission <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>Gift <\/span>of <\/span>Tongues:<\/span><\/strong>
    In <\/span>the <\/span>Great <\/span>Commission (<\/span>Matthew <\/span>28:<\/span>18-<\/span>20), <\/span>Jesus <\/span>commands <\/span>His <\/span>disciples <\/span>to <\/span>go <\/span>and <\/span>make <\/span>disciples <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>nations. <\/span>The <\/span>gift <\/span>of <\/span>tongues, <\/span>as <\/span>seen <\/span>in <\/span>Acts <\/span>2, <\/span>was <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>divine <\/span>empowerment <\/span>given <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>apostles <\/span>to <\/span>carry <\/span>out <\/span>this <\/span>mission. <\/span>Since <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>in <\/span>Mark <\/span>16:<\/span>17, <\/span>explicitly <\/span>mentions <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues <\/span>as <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>signs <\/span>of <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>believe, <\/span>it <\/span>makes <\/span>sense <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>would <\/span>have <\/span>personally <\/span>experienced <\/span>this <\/span>gift <\/span>as <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>His <\/span>anointing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Unwritten <\/span>Events <\/span>in <\/span>Scripture:<\/span><\/strong>
    John <\/span>21:<\/span>25 <\/span>reminds <\/span>us <\/span>that <\/span>not <\/span>everything <\/span>Jesus <\/span>did <\/span>was <\/span>written <\/span>down. <\/span>The <\/span>Gospels <\/span>record <\/span>only <\/span>a <\/span>fraction <\/span>of <\/span>His <\/span>life <\/span>and <\/span>actions. <\/span>While <\/span>we <\/span>may <\/span>not <\/span>have <\/span>a <\/span>detailed <\/span>account <\/span>of <\/span>Him <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues, <\/span>this <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>mean <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>do <\/span>so. <\/span>The <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>gives <\/span>us <\/span>the <\/span>understanding <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>was <\/span>fully <\/span>equipped <\/span>with <\/span>all <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>including <\/span>tongues.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Conclusion:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    In <\/span>conclusion, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>reasonable <\/span>to <\/span>believe <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>spoke <\/span>in <\/span>tongues. <\/span>His <\/span>life <\/span>and <\/span>ministry <\/span>were <\/span>fully <\/span>aligned <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>power <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>who <\/span>manifested <\/span>in <\/span>various <\/span>ways <\/span>through <\/span>Him, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>ability <\/span>to <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>tongues. <\/span>While <\/span>the <\/span>Bible <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>explicitly <\/span>record <\/span>this <\/span>event, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>clear <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>scriptures <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>anointed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>in <\/span>all <\/span>its <\/span>fullness, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>including <\/span>tongues, <\/span>were <\/span>likely <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>that <\/span>anointing.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Therefore, <\/span>the <\/span>idea <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus <\/span>did <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>tongues <\/span>is <\/span>supported <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>theological <\/span>understanding <\/span>of <\/span>His <\/span>divine <\/span>empowerment <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>evidence <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit\u2019s <\/span>work <\/span>in <\/span>His <\/span>life. <\/span>This <\/span>also <\/span>affirms <\/span>that <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>source <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>spiritual <\/span>gifts, <\/span>passed <\/span>on <\/span>this <\/span>gift <\/span>to <\/span>His <\/span>followers, <\/span>as <\/span>seen <\/span>in <\/span>Mark <\/span>16:<\/span>17-<\/span>18. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>through <\/span>Him <\/span>that <\/span>we <\/span>receive <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>and <\/span>all <\/span>His <\/span>gifts, <\/span>including <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues.<\/span><\/p>\n

    May <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>bless <\/span>you <\/span>richly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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