Thematic Bible: Jesus Christ being given power


Thematic Bible



you know, how his fame spread from Galilee through all Judea, after the baptism which John had preach'd: how Jesus of Nazareth divinely inspired by the holy spirit, and with miraculous power, went about doing good, and healing all that were under the oppression of the devil: because God was with him.


At length he went to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days. and they were astonished at his doctrine, for he spoke with authority. now there was in the synagogue a man possess'd with the spirit of an impure demon, who roar'd out, in these words, let us alone; read more.
what business have you with us, Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the saint of God. but Jesus rebuk'd him, saying, be dumb, and come out of him. upon which the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out, without doing him any harm. and they were all amazed, and said to one another, what's the meaning of this? with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out!

I am the true pastor, I know my sheep, and my sheep know me, (as the father and I are known to one another:) and I lay down my life for them. other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring; they will hear my voice; and so there shall be but one fold, and one pastor. read more.
therefore doth my father love me, because I lay down my life, but I shall reassume it. no man can take it from me, but I voluntarily lay it down: I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. this is the order I have received from my father.

Jesus having said this, lift up his eyes to heaven, and said, "father, the hour is come; glorify thy son, that thy son also may glorify thee. for thou hast given him power over all men, that he might give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.