25 Bible Verses about Strength, Spiritual

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.

Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but remain in the city till you are endued with power from on high.

but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

that he would grant to you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man,

and our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us eternal consolation and a good hope by grace, comfort and confirm your hearts in every good work and word.

And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who has empowered me [to preach,] that he accounted me faithful, putting me in the ministry,

For God gave us not a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

but the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that the word should be fully declared by me, and all the nations should hear, and I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

Do you therefore, my son, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus,

And now I commend you to God, and the word of his grace, who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance with all the sanctified.

but by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, but not I but the grace of God with me.

Be not carried about with various and strange doctrines; for it is good that the mind should be established with grace, not with aliments, in which those walking are not profited.

And Jesus returned with the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and his fame went out into all the region around.

of which I was made a minister by the gracious gift of God, given to me by the operation of his power.

And that I might not be elated with my extraordinary revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to beat me, that I should not be too much exalted. For this I besought the Lord thrice that it might leave me. And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for power is perfected in weakness.read more.
Most gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Wherefore I am well pleased with infirmities, with injuries, with necessities, with persecutions, with distresses for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong.

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But while the disciples stood around him, he arose and entered into the city. And on the next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

being afflicted in every thing but not distressed, being perplexed but not in despair, being persecuted but not deserted, being cast down but not destroyed, always carrying about the death of Jesus in the body, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.read more.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So that death works in us, but life in you.

[and] having subjugated principalities and powers, he made a public exhibition of them, leading them in triumph by it.

And why should I say more? For time would fail me to relate of Gideon and Barak, and Sampson and Jepthah, and David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith subdued kingdoms, performed righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight encampments of foreigners;read more.
women received their dead from a resurrection, others were tortured having not accepted redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection; and others had trial of mockings and scourges, and besides of bonds and imprisonment; they were stoned, they were cut to pieces with saws, they were tried, they died with the death of the sword, they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated, of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and openings of the earth.

Going away again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.

that as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

But far be it from me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world.

so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what can man do to me?

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;

neither did we seek glory of men, either of you or of others, when we might have been burdensome as apostles of Christ; but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children; so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us.