Bible Verses about “gifts of the spirit”
The Bible contains 50 verses about gifts of the spirit across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“¶ Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”
“For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”
“And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”
“¶ How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.”
“¶ For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.”
“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”
“And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”
“But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.”
“¶ Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.”
“For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”
“If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; and let one interpret.”
“¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
“¶ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.”
“Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:”
“And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.”
“And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”
“But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.”
“But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”
“For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked:”
“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
“That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.”
“Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.”
“So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.”
“¶ What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?”
“If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”
“But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.”
“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?”
“And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?”
“And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?”
“For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.”
“For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.”
“But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.”
“Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.”
“There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them [is] without signification.”
“Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.”
“If [any thing] be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.”
“Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.”
“Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?”
“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.”