43 Bible Verses about Gifts And Talents
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So that having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, according to the measure of faith;
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which is given unto thee to prophesy, through the laying on of the hands of the elders.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his faculty, and straightway took his journey.
Let each one according to the gift that he has received, administer it unto the others, as a good steward of the diverse graces of God.
For in the manner that we have many members in one body, nevertheless all the members do not have the same operation;
For it is like a man travelling into a far country, who called his own slaves and delivered unto them his goods.
But unto each one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
For to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom; to another, a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in intelligence and in science and in all manner of workmanship,
Therefore I admonish thee that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Now regarding spiritual things, brothers, I would not have you ignore them.
And so he that had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me five talents; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one after this manner and another after that.
Do all have gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great store of spices and precious stones; never again did there come such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Take, therefore, the talent from him and give it unto him who has ten talents.
likewise many of us are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Follow after charity and earnestly pursue spiritual gifts, but above all, that ye may prophesy.
to another, the operation of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discerning of spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues:
And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labour; it is the gift of God.
therefore, it was expedient for thee to have put my money to the bankers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with interest.
for the perfecting of the saints in the work of the ministry, unto the edifying of the body of the Christ
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye desire the things of the Spirit, earnestly pursue excellence unto the edification of the congregation .
And he said unto him, Well done, thou good slave; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, thou shalt have authority over ten cities.
so that ye lack nothing in any gift, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Not because I desire a gift, but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And God did set certain ones in the congregation : first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that faculties, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning.
And he has filled them with wisdom of heart to work all manner of work of the engraver and of the cunning workman and of the embroiderer, in blue and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver: that they may do any work, and invent every design.
For who makes thee to judge? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, what dost thou glory of, as if thou hadst not received it?
For unto every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance, but from him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has.
And having called ten of his slaves, he delivered them ten minas and said unto them, Trade until I come.