43 Bible Verses about Gifts And Talents

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!'

be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit;

and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;

and I fill him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

for unrepented of are the gifts and the calling of God;

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

for I wish all men to be even as I myself am; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.

have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'

And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is overflowing to your account;

He said therefore, 'A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

He hath filled them with wisdom of heart to do every work, of engraver, and designer, and embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in linen), and weaver, who do any work, and of designers of designs.

for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;