3 Bible Verses about Powerlessness

Most Relevant Verses

Matthew 17:16-20

I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him." Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long must I still be with you? How long have I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." So Jesus checked the daemon and it came out of him, and from that hour the boy was healed.read more.
Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you truly, if you had faith the size of a grain of mustard-seed, you could say to this hill, 'Move from here to there,' and remove it would; nothing would be impossible for you."

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Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Israel could not stand before their enemies

Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Unbelief rendered the apostles helpless to contend with satanic forces

Mark 9:18

and whenever it seizes him it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. He is wasting away with it; so I told your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Apostasy produced a nation of cowards

Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Babylon enervated by idolatry

Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » A broken covenant stripped samson of his strength

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