Matthew 25:15

15To one he gave five atalents,
A  talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer
to another two, to another one, cto each according to his ability. Then he dwent away.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

4Now ethere are varieties of gifts, but fthe same Spirit; 5and gthere are varieties of service, but hthe same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is ithe same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 jTo each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of kwisdom, and to another the utterance of lknowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another mfaith by the same Spirit, to another ngifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another othe working of miracles, to another pprophecy, to another qthe ability to distinguish between spirits, to another rvarious kinds of tongues, to another sthe interpretation of tongues. 11All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, twho apportions to each one individually uas he wills.

2 Corinthians 3:6

6who has made us sufficient to be vministers of wa new covenant, not of xthe letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but ythe Spirit gives life.

1 Peter 4:11

11whoever speaks, as one who speaks zoracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves aaby the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything abGod may be glorified through Jesus Christ. acTo him belong glory and addominion forever and ever. Amen.

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