The Greek that is translated as «gift» or similar in English is transliterated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Charisma (instead of the commonly-used Gabe or «gift») to differentiate it from regular human gifts. The translators explain (p. 94): «According to Paul, ‘Charisma’ is an extraordinary gift, that is humanly not explainable. Basically every Christian has such a gift and is supposed to use it in mission-oriented efforts for the one who gives this gift.»

See also powers of the age to come.