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.

John 3:27

27John answered, e“A person cannot receive even one thing funless it is given him gfrom heaven.

Romans 12:3-6

Gifts of Grace

3For hby the grace given to me I say to everyone among you inot to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, jeach according to kthe measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For las in one body we have many members,
Greek parts; also verse 5
and the members do not all have the same function,
5so we, nthough many, oare one body in Christ, and individually pmembers one of another. 6 qHaving gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if rprophecy, sin proportion to our faith;

1 Corinthians 3:10

10 tAccording to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a ufoundation, and vsomeone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.

1 Corinthians 9:17

17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with wa stewardship.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

4Now xthere are varieties of gifts, but ythe same Spirit; 5and zthere are varieties of service, but aathe same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is abthe same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 acTo each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of adwisdom, and to another the utterance of aeknowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another affaith by the same Spirit, to another aggifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another ahthe working of miracles, to another aiprophecy, to another ajthe ability to distinguish between spirits, to another akvarious kinds of tongues, to another althe interpretation of tongues. 11All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, amwho apportions to each one individually anas he wills.

1 Corinthians 12:28

28And aoGod has appointed in the church first apapostles, second aqprophets, third teachers, then armiracles, then asgifts of healing, athelping, auadministrating, and avvarious kinds of tongues.

1 Peter 4:10

10 awAs each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, axas good stewards of God’s varied grace:
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