Charism in the Bible
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are made subject to us in thy name.
Behold, I give you authority to tread over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, no, nothing will harm you.
And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.
And heal the weak in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.
And they were all filled of Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to declare.
Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.
Now after these things the Lord also appointed seventy other men, and sent them by twos before his face into every city and place where he himself was going to come.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak in new tongues. They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.
While Peter still spoke these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out. For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
And Paul having laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues, and prophesied.