Bible Verses About Power
Bible verses about Power
Discover what the Bible says about power through these carefully selected verses.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
Most Helpful Verses
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God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Scripture Passages
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
The kingās wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick with the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.
And when he had called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,