Topic
Gifts, spiritual
5 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Mark 16:17Easton
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
- Mark 16:18Easton
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
- Acts 8:17Easton
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 19:6Easton
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
- 1 Timothy 4:14Easton
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
(Gr. charismata), gifts supernaturally bestowed on the early Christians, each having his own proper gift or gifts for the edification of the body of Christ. These were the result of the extraordinary operation of the Spirit, as on the day of Pentecost. They were the gifts of speaking with tongues, casting out devils, healing, etc. (Mark 16:17, 18), usually communicated by the medium of the laying on of the hands of the apostles (Acts 8:17; 19:6; 1 Tim. 4:14). These charismata were enjoyed only for a time. They could not continue always in the Church. They were suited to its infancy and to the necessities of those times.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
See SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.