Talents

Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; — read the full passage →

Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

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.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

“‘Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:

Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

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.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. — read the full passage →

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

He entered and was passing through Jericho. — read the full passage →

I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’

“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.

“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.’

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. — read the full passage →

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith. — read the full passage →

He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately. — read the full passage →

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. — read the full passage →

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. — read the full passage →

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

“Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.” — read the full passage →

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship, — read the full passage →

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house. — read the full passage →

“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. — read the full passage →

Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. — read the full passage →

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

Adam, Seth, Enosh, — read the full passage →

Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm. — read the full passage →

The one hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit;

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, — read the full passage →

So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

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 whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →