The word in Scripture

Gift in the Bible

The word gift appears 59 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A gift in Scripture is something freely given, above all God's gifts to us. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What gift means in the Bible

A gift in Scripture is something freely given, above all God's gifts to us.

Where the word gift appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word gift appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.”Psalms 45:12

“Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”Matthew 5:24

“Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?”Matthew 23:19

“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.”John 4:10

“For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;”Romans 1:11

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”Ephesians 2:8

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.”Ephesians 4:7