Charism in the Bible
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.
He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages; they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.