28 Bible Verses about Divinity
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As his divine power has given to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us by glory and virtue,
through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in the likeness of men;
Being therefore the offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, the graven form of man's art and imagination.
for from the world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so as to render them inexcusable.
who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
and every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ come in flesh is not of God: and this is that power of the antichrist, of which ye have heard that it comes, and now it is already in the world.
For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy which is of God; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst men, that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.
{A Psalm of Asaph.} God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.
When a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing followeth not, nor cometh to pass, that is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: be not afraid of him.
O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
And he said, No; for as captain of the army of Jehovah am I now come. Then Joshua fell upon his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;
Say to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they that are with him called, and chosen, and faithful.
Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants had fought that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)
Father, as to those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.
Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds wondered.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in the Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among the nations, has been believed on in the world, has been received up in glory.
who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises.
saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;
He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is faithful, by whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Ye have heard that I have said unto you, I go away and I am coming to you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice that I go to the Father, for my Father is greater than I.
And I am no longer in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one as we.
Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.
And there came a voice out of the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
but henceforth shall the Son of man be sitting on the right hand of the power of God. And they all said, Thou then art the Son of God? And he said to them, Ye say that I am.
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not; but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.
and he that beholds me, beholds him that sent me.
If ye had known me, ye would have known also my Father, and henceforth ye know him and have seen him. Philip says to him, Lord, shew us the Father and it suffices us. Jesus says to him, Am I so long a time with you, and thou hast not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou, Shew us the Father? read more.
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words which I speak to you I do not speak from myself; but the Father who abides in me, he does the works.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.
and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,
I am one who bear witness concerning myself, and the Father who has sent me bears witness concerning me.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they that are with him called, and chosen, and faithful.
which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;
And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.
And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God.
and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?
The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
and has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the assembly,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up, and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes forth from with the Father, he shall bear witness concerning me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is true, because I know whence I came and whither I go: but ye know not whence I come and whither I go.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
But I have the witness that is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and they said to the woman, It is no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason in their minds, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
and crying with a loud voice he says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.
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