33 Bible Verses about Power, Human

Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that it is in my power to release you or to have you crucified?" Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who betrayed me to you."

to carry out what your hand and will had destined should happen.

for it was through him that everything was created in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen, angelic thrones, dominions, principalities, authorities??ll things were created through him and for him.

Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme, and to governors, as sent by him to punish evil-doers, and to encourage those who do right.

But I have this treasure in a mere ear then jar, to show that its amazing power belongs to God and not to me.

for the weapons I use are not earthly ones, but divinely strong for destroying fortresses.

and he said to me, "My favor is enough for you, for only where there is weakness is perfect strength developed." So I am perfectly willing to boast of all my weakness, so that the strength of Christ may shelter me.

To him who by the exertion of his power within us can do unutterably more than all we ask or imagine,

Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength.

Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

To this end we always pray for you too, asking our God to find you worthy of the call he has given you, and by his power to fulfil every desire you may have for goodness, and every effort of your faith,

So Moses was educated in all the Egyptian culture; he was strong in speech and action.

He will go before him with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and to bring the disobedient back to the wisdom of upright men, to make a people perfectly ready for the Lord."

Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness.

And he called the Twelve to him and sent them off two by two, giving them power over the foul spirits.

Here I have given you the power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you at all.

They had the apostles brought before them and demanded of them, "By what power or authority have men like you done this?"

Stephen, greatly strengthened by God's favor, did remarkable signs and wonders among the people.

another, the working of wonders, another, inspiration in preaching, another, the power of distinguishing the true Spirit from false ones, another, various ecstatic utterances, and another, the ability to explain them.

and how surpassingly great his power is for us who believe; like the mighty strength he exerted in raising Christ from the dead, and seating him at his right hand in heaven,

Even if he was crucified through weakness, by the power of God he is alive. For we are weak as he was, but you will find that by the power of God we will be alive as he is.

I want to know him in the power of resurrection, and to share his sufferings and even his death,

That is what I am working for, fighting with all the energy with which he so mightily endows me.

when in your baptism you were buried with him, and raised to life with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent me to announce to the prisoners their release and to the blind the recovery of their sight, To set the down-trodden at liberty,

The angel answered, "The holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason your child will be called holy, and the Son of God.

Under the power of the Spirit Jesus returned to Galilee, and news of him went all over that region.

but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. Wait here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

May God, the source of hope, fill you with perfect happiness and peace in your faith, so that you may have overflowing hope through the power of the holy Spirit.

and beg him out of his wealth of glory to strengthen you mightily through his Spirit in your inner nature