43 Bible Verses about Gifts And Talents

Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith;

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.

To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function,

A man’s gift makes room for him
And brings him before great men.

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.

for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’

Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.

All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?

if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;

She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.

for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;

And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
Kings will bring gifts to You.

So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’

so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’

Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.

So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.

And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

“For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’