28 Bible Verses about Divinity

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Acts 17:29

If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

1 John 4:3

And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.

Romans 9:17

For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

Psalm 82:1

God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

Deuteronomy 18:22

When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.

Micah 3:11

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.

Joshua 5:14

And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?

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Christ » Divinity » Example of

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places

Mark 16:19

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

Luke 22:69

But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of

Matthew 16:28

Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Luke 22:30

So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 23:42

And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.

John 18:36

Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence

Christ » Divinity » Liberator

Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles

1 Timothy 3:16

And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

John 1:1-2

From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. This Word was from the first in relation with God.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence

Hebrews 8:6

But now his position as priest is higher. because through him God has made a better agreement with man, based on the giving of better things.

Revelation 1:11

Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

Matthew 3:11

Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

John 3:31

He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship

Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure

John 16:5

But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

John 13:33

My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son

More verses: Hebrews 5:5

Divinity » Of Christ » His own words

Luke 22:69-70

But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

John 10:37-38

If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me; But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

John 14:7-10

If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him. Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more. Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? read more.
Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

More verses: John 16:15

Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness

John 5:32

There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

John 5:37

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

More verses: 1 John 5:9

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity

Matthew 8:29

And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

Mark 1:24

Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

Mark 3:11

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

Luke 4:41

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

Acts 19:15

And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?

Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority

Mark 1:27

And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature

Mark 1:27

And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people

John 5:18

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

John 10:33

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

Daniel 7:14

And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.

Divinity » Challenged » By satan

Matthew 4:6

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble

Matthew 27:39-40

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal

Zechariah 9:10

And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter

Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers

Luke 23:36-37

And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests

Mark 15:31-32

In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:1-2

And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news, That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers

Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha

Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion

Mark 15:39

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves

Luke 23:39

And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers

Luke 23:35

And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself

John 8:14

Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ

John 5:36

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist

John 1:34

This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father

John 5:37

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans

Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael

Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees

Luke 5:21

And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons

Mark 5:7

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

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Luke 22:69

But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

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Psalm 139:7-8

Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?

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