Bible Verses About Talents

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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:

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

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 gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

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.

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: