Bible Verses about “talents”
The Bible contains 24 verses about talents across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.”
“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”
“As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.”
“or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;”
“or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,”
“"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'”
“You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.”
“"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.”
“To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.”
“Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.”
“"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'”
“"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.”
“I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'”
“In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.”
“"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'”
“Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'”
“For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.”
“"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.”
“Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.”
“But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.”
“"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.”
“He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'”
“"'Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:”