42 Bible Verses about Spiritual Gifts

Now concerning what comes from the Spirit: brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial:

Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.

Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:

If prophecy,
use it according to the standard of one’s faith;

Do not neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

Do all have gifts of healing?
Do all speak in other languages?
Do all interpret?

to one is given a message of wisdom
through the Spirit,
to another, a message of knowledge
by the same Spirit,

to another, faith by the same Spirit,
to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.

So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

to another, the performing of miracles,
to another, prophecy,
to another, distinguishing between spirits,
to another, different kinds of languages,
to another, interpretation of languages.

But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.

And there are different activities, but the same God activates each gift in each person.

For I want very much to see you, so I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

And God has placed these in the church:

first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, next miracles,
then gifts of healing, helping,
managing, various kinds of languages.

There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

And the prophets’ spirits are under the control of the prophets,

I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If I have the gift of prophecy
and understand all mysteries
and all knowledge,
and if I have all faith
so that I can move mountains
but do not have love, I am nothing.

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift.

Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers. But prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

since God’s gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable.

if service, in service;
if teaching, in teaching;

If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

that by Him you were enriched in everything—in all speech and all knowledge.

Therefore I am informing you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it.

We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will.

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.