'Gave' in the Bible

And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.

For if I boast some more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I am not ashamed.

I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,

This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.