Which passage is cited to support speaking in tongues as the initial evidence?

• A. Acts 2:4
• B. Acts 10:44-46
• C. 1 Corinthians 12:10
• D. Hebrews 2:4

Answer: (D)

The idea here is that the Spirit’s arrival is evidenced by divine signs and gifts. Hebrews 2:4 says that God bears witness with signs, wonders, divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to His will. From this wording, the emphasis is on God confirming the gospel through the Spirit’s gifts, which can include manifestations like tongues. In curricula that tie initial evidence to the Spirit’s outward manifestations, this verse is used to support the principle that speaking in tongues is one of the Spirit’s gifts that bears witness to His presence.

Direct accounts like Acts 2:4 show tongues arising at Pentecost, and Acts 10:44-46 describes the Spirit moving among Gentiles with the same outward signs, while 1 Corinthians 12:10 lists tongues among the gifts. But Hebrews 2:4 is cited to underline the general pattern: the Spirit’s presence is confirmed by gifts and signs, a framework within which tongues can be viewed as an initial manifestation.