Revelation 9:5
They were not allowed to kill them, but were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion when it stings someone.
Revelation 9:10
They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.
Revelation 9:3
Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions.
Job 2:6
Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life."
Daniel 5:18-22
Your majesty, the Most High God gave your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, as well as greatness, glory, and splendor.
Daniel 7:6
"After this, I continued to watch and look! there was another one, resembling a leopard with four birds' wings on its back. The animal also had four heads, and authority was imparted to it.
John 19:11
Jesus answered him, "You have no authority over me at all, except what was given to you from above. That's why the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
Revelation 11:7
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.
Revelation 13:5
The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months.
Revelation 13:7
It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.