11 Bible Verses about Jesus Christ, Deity Of

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John 5:23

so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 10:33

“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You—being a man—make Yourself God.”

Mark 2:5-10

Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” But some of the scribes were sitting there, thinking to themselves: “Why does He speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” read more.
Right away Jesus understood in His spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He told the paralytic,

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Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by the old testament saints

Genesis 32:24-30

Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob's hip as they wrestled and dislocated his hip socket. Then He said to Jacob, "Let Me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me." read more.
"What is your name?" the man asked. "Jacob!" he replied. "Your name will no longer be Jacob," He said. "It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked Him, "Please tell me Your name." But He answered, "Why do you ask My name?" And He blessed him there. Jacob then named the place Peniel, "For," [he said,] "I have seen God face to face, and I have been delivered."

Hosea 12:3-5

In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God. Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He found him at Bethel, and there He spoke with him. Yahweh is the God of Hosts; Yahweh is His name.

Judges 6:22-24

When Gideon realized that He was the Angel of the Lord, he said, "Oh no, Lord God ! I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face!" But the Lord said to him, "Peace to you. Don't be afraid, for you will not die." So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it Yahweh Shalom. It is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites until today.

More verses: Judges 13:21-22

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As eternal

More verses: Hebrews 1:8-10

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church

Revelation 21:9

Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Ephesians 5:25-32

Husbands, love your wives, just as also Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her, to make her holy, cleansing her in the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but holy and blameless. read more.
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hates his own flesh, but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of His body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God, the judge

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of His appearing and His kingdom:

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the first and the last

Isaiah 44:6

This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts, says:

I am the first and I am the last.
There is no God but Me.

Isaiah 48:12-16

"Listen to Me, Jacob, and Israel, the one called by Me: I am He; I am the first, I am also the last. My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them, they stood up together. All of you, assemble and listen! Who among the idols has declared these things? The Lord loves him; he will accomplish His will against Babylon, and His arm [will be against] the Chaldeans. read more.
I-I have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission. Approach Me and listen to this. From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time anything existed, I was there." And now the Lord God has sent me and His Spirit.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of faith

Psalm 2:12

Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah of glory

Psalm 24:7

Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.

Psalm 24:10

Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.Selah

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah of hosts

1 Peter 2:8

and

A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.


They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.

Isaiah 6:1-3

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth.

Isaiah 8:13-14

You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be held in awe. He will be a sanctuary; but for the two houses of Israel, He will be a stone to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As creator of all things

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As discerning the thoughts of the heart

1 Kings 8:39

may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and may You forgive, act, and repay the man,
according to all his ways, since You know his heart,
for You alone know every human heart,

Ezekiel 11:5

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and He told me, “You are to say: This is what the Lord says: That is what you are thinking, house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your mind.

John 2:24-25

Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As one with the father

John 14:7-10

"If you know Me, you will also know My Father. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him." "Lord," said Philip, "show us the Father, and that's enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? read more.
Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own. The Father who lives in Me does His works.

John 17:10

Everything I have is Yours,
and everything You have is Mine,
and I have been glorified in them.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Saints live to him as God

Galatians 2:19

For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As king of kings and lord of lords

Daniel 10:17

How can someone like me, your servant, speak with someone like you, my lord? Now I have no strength, and there is no breath in me.”

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the source of grace, equally with the father

1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the eternal God and creator

Psalm 102:24-27

I say: "My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations. Long ago You established the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away. read more.
But You are the same, and Your years will never end.

Hebrews 1:10-12

And: In the beginning, Lord, You established the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands; they will perish, but You remain. They will all wear out like clothing; You will roll them up like a cloak, and they will be changed like a robe. But You are the same, and Your years will never end.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As omnipotent

Psalm 45:3

Mighty warrior, strap your sword at your side.
In your majesty and splendor

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the only-begotten son of the father

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As supporter and preserver of all things

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As unchangeable

Hebrews 1:12

You will roll them up like a cloak,
and they will be changed like a robe.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Invoked as jehovah

Joel 2:32

Then everyone who calls
on the name of Yahweh will be saved,
for there will be an escape
for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
as the Lord promised,
among the survivors the Lord calls.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As omnipresent

John 3:13

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As having power to forgive sins

Mark 2:10

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He told the paralytic,

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, our righteousness

Jeremiah 23:5-6

"The days are coming"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"when I will raise up a righteous Branch of David. He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. This is what He will be named: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the messenger of the covenant

Malachi 3:1

“See, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to His temple, the Messenger of the covenant you desire—see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Mark 1:2

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
who will prepare Your way.

Luke 2:27

Guided by the Spirit, he entered the temple complex. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for Him what was customary under the law,

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As giver of pastors to the church

Ephesians 4:11-13

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God's Son, [growing] into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ's fullness.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of divine worship

2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me. But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah's fellow and equal

Zechariah 13:7

Sword, awake against My shepherd,
against the man who is My associate—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will also turn My hand against the little ones.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As raising the dead

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, for whose glory all things were created

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God, he presents the church to himself

Jude 1:24-25

Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time, now, and forever. Amen.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As unsearchable, equally with the father

Proverbs 30:4

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in His hands?
Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name,
and what is the name of His Son—
if you know?

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As possessed of the fulness of the God head

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the shepherd

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the true God

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As lord of all

Romans 10:11-13

Now the Scripture says, No one who believes on Him will be put to shame, for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God, he redeems and purifies the church to himself

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As lord of the sabbath

Matthew 12:8

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As emmanuel

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah

Matthew 3:3

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the holy one

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As sending the spirit, equally with the father

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As omniscient

John 16:30

Now we know that You know everything and don’t need anyone to question You. By this we believe that You came from God.”

John 21:17

He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?”

Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love You.”

“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As raising himself from the dead

John 2:19

Jesus answered, “Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days.”

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the great God and saviour

Hosea 1:7

But I will have compassion on the house of Judah,
and I will deliver them by the Lord their God.
I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war,
or by horses and cavalry.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, above all

John 3:31

The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the lord from heaven

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As son of God

Matthew 26:63-67

But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!" "You have said it," Jesus told him. "But I tell you, in the future you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven ." Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you've heard the blasphemy! read more.
What is your decision?" They answered, "He deserves death!" Then they spit in His face and beat Him; others slapped Him

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God over all

Psalm 45:6-7

Your throne, God, is forever and ever; the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you, more than your companions, with the oil of joy.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As owner of all things, equally with the father

John 16:15

Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by his apostles

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the mighty God

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » His blood is called the blood of God

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As unrestricted by the law of the sabbath, equally with the father

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As entitled to equal honor with the father

John 5:23

so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God the word

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