Bible Verses About Spiritual Gifts In The Early Church

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

Primary Bible text for the topic

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

Direct Spirit-and-gifts verse

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

Manifestation of Spirit for common good

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

Names gifts by the same Spirit

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

Bible passage on the same God working all in all.

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:

Bible passage naming miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues, and interpretation.

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

Early Bible support for varied gifts

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

Bible passage on word of wisdom and knowledge through the Spirit.

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.

Lists gifts in the Church

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

Shows gifts are to be sought for the church

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

Calls believers to desire gifts

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

Bears witness through gifts of the Holy Spirit

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Spiritual gift language tied to Christ's return

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Bible passage that God gives the Holy Ghost as witness.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Bible passage on the Spirit not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Bible passage on receiving the Spirit from God.