6 Bible Verses about Other Gifts Of God

And God gave Abraham the Agreement which required circumcision [as an identifying mark] so when Abraham fathered Isaac he circumcised him when he was eight days old. Then Isaac had a son, Jacob; and Jacob had [as sons] the twelve patriarchs [i.e., ruling fathers of families].

Much in every way! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the messages of God [i.e., their prophets received divine revelations].

as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], "God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit."

[Note: Paul here digresses from his prayer, begun in 1:15-16, to explain the circumstances of his being a prisoner on behalf of these Gentiles]. [I assume] you have heard about my commission [to minister] to you, which was given to me by God's unearned favor.

I was made a minister [of the Gospel] according to the gift of God's unearned favor, which was given to me according to the working of His power.

and just as my Father assigned a kingdom to me, so I am assigning a kingdom to you,