Bible Verses about “spiritual gifts”
The Bible contains 50 verses about spiritual gifts across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
“And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
“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.”
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
“So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”
“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.”
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:”
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”
“That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”
“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”
“‹But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.›”
“¶ 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.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
“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 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.”
“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?”
“Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?”
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.”
“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;”
“To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;”
“To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”
“If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
“[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?”
“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”
“But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”
“And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.”
“And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.”
“¶ Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.”
“For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;”
“Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.”
“Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.”
“¶ Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.”