28 Bible Verses about Divinity
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His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,being born in the likeness of men.
Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us."
And he said, "No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have 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 the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
Say to those who have an anxious 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
Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!--
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
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.
But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."
Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
that you 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 servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you 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 was, I am."
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
saying, "Write what you see in a book 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."
"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, 'Where I am going you cannot come.'
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God." So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" And he said to them, "You say that I am."
If I am not doing the works of my Father, then 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."
If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever 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 is 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.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness 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 kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."
which he will display at the proper time--he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
On his robe and on his thigh he has 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, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
"What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God."
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
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.
But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?"
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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."
And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
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."
And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?"
The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself 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, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you,'and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild 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
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "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
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you 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, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!"
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered, "Even if I do bear witness about 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 or where I am going.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."
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Divinity Of Christ
Luke 22:69But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
Psalm 139:7-8Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?