28 Bible Verses about Divinity
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as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.
Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust.
But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.
Being therefore offspring of God, we ought not think the Divine to be like gold, or silver, or stone handiwork of the skill and thought of man.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse.
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to seize and hold.
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.
Who predestined us for sonship through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the desire of his will,
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus Christ has come in flesh is not of God. And this is that of the antichrist, which ye have heard that it comes, and is now in the world already.
For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.
Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness,
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this same thing I raised thee up, that I might display in thee my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.
When a prophet speaks in the name of LORD, if the thing does not follow, nor come to pass, that is the thing which LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. Thou shall not be afraid of him.
Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.
O the depth of wealth, both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond finding out!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.
And he said, No, but [as] captain of the army of LORD I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?
The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God. He will come and save you.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Because of which, holy brothers, companions of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our affirmation, Jesus Christ,
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For I have given you an example, so that just as I have done to you ye also should do.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, agents, and positions of authority, and powers having been subordinated to him.
Thou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Therefore indeed, the Lord, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
From henceforth the Son of man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God.
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.
Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world my subordinates would have fought so that I would not be delivered to the Jews, but now my kingdom is not from here.
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee he shall come forth to me who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Father, whom thou gave to me, I desire that where I am, they also may be with me, so that they may see my glory that thou have given me, because thou loved me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin and of death.
Stand firm therefore in the liberty in which Christ freed us, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was mute. And it happened when the demon was gone out, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled,
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by heavenly agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This man was in the beginning with God.
He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But now he has obtained a superior ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a superior covenant, which has been enacted upon superior promises.
saying, What thou see, write in a book and send to the seven congregations: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.
He who comes from above is above all things. He who is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all things.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is faithful through whom ye were called for the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.
God exalted this man with his right hand, a Pathfinder and a Savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Jesus therefore said, Yet a little time I am with you, and then I go to him who sent me.
Ye heard that I said to you, I go, and I come to you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced because I said I go to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.
But now I go to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, Where do thou go?
And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name that thou have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, ye cannot come, I also now say to you.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.
And a voice occurred out of the heavens, Thou are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
From henceforth the Son of man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God. And they all said, Therefore thou are the Son of God? And he said to them, Ye say that I am.
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me. But if I am doing them, even though ye do not believe me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the him.
If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also. And from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip says to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us. Jesus says to him, Have I been so long a time with you, and thou do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. And how can thou say, Show us the Father? read more.
Do thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The sayings that I speak to you I speak not from myself, but the Father who dwells in me, he does the works.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.
And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is valid.
And the Father, he who sent me, has testified about me.Ye have neither heard his voice, nor have ever seen his appearance.
I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and washed us from our sins by his blood
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.
which he will show in his own times, the blessed and only Potentate, the King of those who are kings, and Lord of those who are lords,
And he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?
saying, Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, Thou are the Son of God.
And also demons came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou are the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
And having answered, the evil spirit said, I know Jesus and I recognize Paul, but who are ye?
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scholars.
And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.
And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?
And he also gave him authority to execute judgment because he is a son of man.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?
But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
Because of this therefore the Jews sought even more to kill him, because not only did he relax the Sabbath, but also he called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Are thou greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do thou make thyself?
The Jews answered him, saying, We stone thee not about a good work, but about blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, make thyself God.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of L
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
And he subordinated all things under his feet, and appointed him head over all things for the church,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace to the nations. And his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of t
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
And the soldiers also mocked him, approaching, and bringing him vinegar, and saying, If thou are the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
Likewise also the chief priests mocking among each other with the scholars said, He saved others, he cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe in him. And those who were crucified with him reviled him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, agents, and positions of authority, and powers having been subordinated to him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good-news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near. And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
But when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She says to him, Yes, Lord, I have believed that thou are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed him, saying, If thou are the Christ, save thyself and us.
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
And the people had stood watching. And also the rulers with them sneered, saying, He saved others. He should save himself, if this is the Christ, the chosen of God.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I might testify about myself, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I go, but ye do not know where I come from and where I go.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
But I have testimony greater than of John, for the works that the Father has given me so that I might complete them, the same works that I do, they testify about me that the Father has sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father, he who sent me, has testified about me.Ye have neither heard his voice, nor have ever seen his appearance.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
And they said to the woman, We no longer believe because of thy speaking, for we have heard ourselves, and know that this really is the Savior of the world, the Christ.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Nathanael answered, and says to him, Rabbi, thou are the Son of God. Thou are the king of Israel.
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the scholars and the Pharisees began to deliberate, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
And having cried out in a great voice, he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.
Topics on Divinity
Divinity Of Christ
Luke 22:69From henceforth the Son of man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God.
The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
Psalm 139:7-8Where shall I go from thy Spirit? Or where shall I flee from thy presence?