22 Bible Verses about Divinity

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Acts 17:29

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.

1 John 4:3

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, of which you have heard that it was coming, and now it is in the world already.

Romans 9:17

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I may show my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth."

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Christ » Divinity » Example of

Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places

Mark 16:19

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 22:69

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of

Matthew 16:28

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Luke 22:30

so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 23:42

And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

John 18:36

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here."

Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence

Christ » Divinity » Liberator

Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles

John 1:1-2

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence

Hebrews 8:6

But as it is, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

Revelation 1:11

saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."

John 3:31

"He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship

Luke 6:5

And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure

John 16:5

But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

John 13:33

Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son

More verses: Hebrews 5:5

Divinity » Of Christ » His own words

Luke 22:69-70

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." They all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He said to them, "You said what I am."

John 10:37-38

If I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father."

John 14:7-10

If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; and from now on you know him and have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'? read more.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

More verses: John 16:15

Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness

John 5:32

There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the testimony which he bears of me is true.

More verses: 1 John 5:9

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity

Mark 1:24

saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you arethe Holy One of God!"

Mark 3:11

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

Luke 4:41

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

Acts 19:15

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority

Mark 1:27

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature

Mark 1:27

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people

John 5:18

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you claim to be?"

John 10:33

The Jews answered him, "For a good work we do not stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal

Divinity » Challenged » By satan

Matthew 4:6

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble

Matthew 27:39-40

And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal

Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter

Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers

Luke 23:36-37

and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself." There was also an inscription written over him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests

Mark 15:31-32

So also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with the scribes, and 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." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:1-2

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers

Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha

Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion

Mark 15:39

So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves

Luke 23:39

But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself

John 8:14

Jesus answered, "Even if I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ

John 5:36

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works which I am doing, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist

John 1:34

And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans

Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael

Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees

Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons

Mark 5:7

And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me."

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