Bible verses about "talent" | NSB

³ »I filled him with the Spirit of God (my power). I gave him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work. ⁴ »This is for planning skillful designs and working them in gold, silver, and copper. ⁵ »It is also for cutting jewels to be set and for carving wood and for every other kind of artistic work.

⁴ Jehovah spoke his word to me, Jeremiah, He said: ⁵ »Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.« ⁶ I, Jeremiah, said: »Lord Jehovah, I do not know how to speak. I am only a child!« ⁷ Jehovah said to me: »‘Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go wherever I send you. You must say whatever I command you to say. ⁸ »Do not be afraid of people. I am with you. I will rescue you,« says Jehovah. ⁹ Then Jehovah stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Jehovah said to me: »I have put my words in your mouth. ¹⁰ »Today I have appointed you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will uproot and tear down. You will destroy and overthrow. You will build and plant.« ¹¹ Jehovah spoke his word to me again. He asked: »What do you see Jeremiah?« I answered: »I see a branch of an almond tree.« ¹² Jehovah said: »You are right. For I watch to make sure that my words come true.« ¹³ Again Jehovah asked: »What do you see?« I answered: »I see a boiling pot, and its top is tilted away from the north.« ¹⁴ Jehovah said to me: »Disaster will be poured out from the north on all those who live in the land. ¹⁵ »I am going to call every family and kingdom from the north, says Jehovah. They will come, and they will set up their thrones at the entrance of Jerusalem's gates. They will attack all the walls around the city and all the cities of Judah. ¹⁶ »I will pronounce judgment against my people because of all their wickedness. They abandoned me. They burned incense to other gods. They worshiped what their hands have made. ¹⁷ »Strengthen yourself, Jeremiah! Stand up, and say to them whatever I tell you to say. Do not be terrified in their presence, or I will make you even more terrified in their presence. ¹⁸ »Today I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a copper wall. You will be able to stand up to the whole land. You will be able to stand up to Judah's kings, its officials, its priests, and all the common people. ¹⁹ »They will fight you but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will rescue you,« declares Jehovah.

¹ »Be careful! Do not display your righteousness (good works) before men to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward with your heavenly Father. ² »Do not loudly announce it when you give to the poor. The hypocrites do this in the houses of worship and on the streets. They do this to be praised by men. Believe me, they have already been paid in full. ³ »When you give gifts, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. ⁴ »Your giving will be in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. ⁵ »Do not pray like the hypocrites! They want everyone to see them in the houses of worship and on the street corners. I assure you they have been paid in full. ⁶ »Go to your room and close the door. Privately pray to your Father. When your Father sees you he will reward you. ⁷ »Large quantities of meaningless words and repetition are not acceptable in prayer. The pagans think their gods will hear long and repetitious prayers. ⁸ »Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ⁹ »‘Our Father in heaven, holy is your name. (Exodus 6:3) (Psalm 83:18) (Isaiah 42:8; 54:5; 63:16; 64:8) ¹⁰ »‘Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:33) (Daniel 2:44) (Revelation 11:15) (Psalm 37:10,29) (Acts 24:15) ¹¹ »‘Give us this day our daily bread. (Matthew 6:34) (1 Timothy 6:8) (Proverbs 30:8) (Psalm 37:25) ¹² »‘Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. (Matthew 18:21) (Mark 11:25) (Luke 11:4) ¹³ »‘And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (the wicked one).’ (Psalm 82:4) (Psalm 97:10) (Matthew 13:19) (John 17:15) (1 John 5:19) ¹⁴ »If you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ »If you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. ¹⁶ »When you abstain from food, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces to be seen by men. They have received their reward. ¹⁷ »Anoint your head and wash your face. ¹⁸ »That way, men may not see that you are fasting. Your Father knows in secret and will reward you. ¹⁹ »Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ »Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ Your heart will be where you keep your wealth. ²² »The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eye is clear (simple) (focused) (single minded), your whole body will be full of [spiritual] light. ²³ »But if your eye is wicked, your body will be in darkness. If that light in you is really darkness, how great a darkness it must be. ²⁴ »You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions). ²⁵ »I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink. And do not worry about your body, what you will wear. Is life worth more than food? And is the body worth more than clothes? ²⁶ »Look at the birds of the sky, they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you worth more than they? ²⁷ »Can you live longer by worrying about it? ²⁸ »Why are you worried about clothing? Look at how the lilies of the field grow. They do not toil. They do not spin. ²⁹ »I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like these. ³⁰ »If God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, won’t he care for you even more? You of little faith! ³¹ »Do not worry! Do not say: ‘What shall we eat?’ or, ‘What shall we drink?’ or, ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² »All people go in search of these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ »Seek (desire) (require) (serve) first the kingdom of God and his righteousness [continuously] and all these things will be added to you. ³⁴ »Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have its own worries. Sufficient for each day is its own badness.

¹⁴ Do everything with love.

¹⁰ ‘All the skilled workers among you are to come and make everything that Jehovah commanded:

¹⁵ »A light is not placed under a cover. To the contrary, it is placed on a table so all may see. ¹⁶ »Likewise, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

¹⁴ »You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill may be seen by all.

¹⁰ According to the gift you have received, minister among yourselves, as good stewards of the increased grace (divine influence) (love) of God.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights (truth and spiritual purity), with whom there is no variation. He does not change like shifting shadows.

¹⁴ »It is like a man going to another country. He called his servants and put them in charge of his property. ¹⁵ »To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one. He assigned according to the servants’ ability. Then he went on his journey. ¹⁶ »Right away the servant who received the five talents traded with them and made another five talents. ¹⁷ »In like manner, he who received the two gained another two. ¹⁸ »He who received the one dug a hole in the ground and hid his lord’s money. ¹⁹ »After a long time the lord of those servants came back to settle with them. ²⁰ »The servant who received five talents brought another five talents. He said: ‘Lord, here are your five talents, plus the five I gained.’ ²¹ »His lord said: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ ²² »The one who received two talents said: ‘Lord you gave me two talents and I gained another two talents.’ ²³ »His lord said: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful over a few things. I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ ²⁴ »The servant who received one talent said: ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man. You reap where you did not sow and gather where you did not scatter. ²⁵ »‘I was afraid, so I hid your talent in the earth. See, you have what is yours.’ ²⁶ »But his lord answered: ‘You wicked and lazy servant. You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter. ²⁷ »‘You should have put my money in the bank. I should have received my money back plus interest. ²⁸ »‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. ²⁹ »‘More will be given to every one who has and he will have abundance. He who does not have will have every thing taken away. ³⁰ »‘Throw the worthless servant into outer darkness. There will be crying and grinding of teeth.’

⁶ We have gifts that differ according to the grace that is given to us. Whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;