43 Bible Verses about Gifts And Talents

And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;

For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.

And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.

It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.

So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.

Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

To them he has given knowledge of all the arts of the handworker, of the designer, and the expert workman; of the maker of needlework in blue and purple and red and the best linen, and of the maker of cloth; in all the arts of the designer and the trained workman they are expert.

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.