John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. {receive: or, take unto himself}

As every man hath received the gift, {even so} minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Thine, O LORD, {is} the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all {that is} in the heaven and in the earth {is thine}; thine {is} the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

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

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth {cometh} knowledge and understanding.

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. {pounds: mina, here translated a pound, is twelve ounces and an half: which according to five shillings the ounce is three pounds two shillings and sixpence}

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth. {presents: Heb. precious things}

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart {is} lifted up, and thou hast said, I {am} a God, I sit {in} the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou {art} a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: {midst: Heb. heart}

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

So then {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, {and} hating one another.

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. {soberly: Gr. to sobriety}

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river {is} mine own, and I have made {it} for myself.

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

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

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath {is}, and whose {are} all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}

And the people gave a shout, {saying, It is} the voice of a god, and not of a man.

Who then is Paul, and who {is} Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Your glorying {is} not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

For {the kingdom of heaven is} as a man travelling into a far country, {who} called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. {receive: or, take unto himself}

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

As every man hath received the gift, {even so} minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of {mine} hand hath gotten me this wealth.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Therefore, as ye abound in every {thing, in} faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and {in} all diligence, and {in} your love to us, {see} that ye abound in this grace also.

Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. {soberly: Gr. to sobriety}

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it {was} perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all {these} things are done in parables:

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {desires: Gr. wills}

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath {whereof} to glory; but not before God.

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men {are}, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Where {is} boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and {in} all knowledge;

What then? are we better {than they}? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; {proved: Gr. charged}

And also I have withholden the rain from you, when {there were} yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

O LORD our God, {other} lords beside thee have had dominion over us: {but} by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Even the righteousness of God {which is} by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.