Charism in the Bible
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
The 70 disciples came back and joyously reported, "Lord, even the demons are submitting to us in your name!"
Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.
Then Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.
heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. You have received without payment, so give without payment.
After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples and was about to send them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place that he intended to go.
These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they'll drive out demons, they'll speak in new languages, and they'll pick up snakes with their hands.Even if they drink any deadly poison, it won't hurt them, and they'll place their hands on the sick, and they'll recover."
While Peter was still making this statement, the Holy Spirit fell on all the people who were listening to his message. Then the circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the gentiles, too, because they heard them speaking in foreign languages and praising God. Then Peter said,
When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages and to prophesy.