28 Bible Verses about Divinity
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as all things that pertain to life and to godliness are given us of his divine power, through the knowledge of him that has called us by his glory and virtue,
whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be made participants of the divine nature, having fled the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Being therefore of the lineage of God, we ought not to think that which is Divine is like unto gold or silver or stone, bearing the mark of art and man's imagination.
For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;
having marked out beforehand the way for us to be adopted as sons by Jesus Christ in himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ, is come in flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come, and that now it is already in the world.
For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God, for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
For the scripture saith of Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not follow nor come to pass, it is a word which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; thou shalt not be afraid of him.
For the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth of God came through Jesus, the Christ.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments and his ways past finding out!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God.
the heads thereof judge for bribes, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they come near unto the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.
And he said, No, but I am the Prince of the host of the LORD; now I am come. Then Joshua falling upon his face in the earth worshipped him and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his slave?
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Say to those that are of a fearful heart, Be comforted, fear not; behold, your God comes with vengeance, with recompense; God himself will come and save you.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Therefore, brethren, saints, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,
Now I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meekness and clemency of the Christ (who in presence am low among you, but being absent am bold toward you)
Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Then Jesus said unto his disciples, If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who is at the right hand of God, having ascended into heaven, unto whom the angels and the authorities and powers are subject.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore, God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
These shall make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those that are with him are called and chosen and faithful.
Verily I say unto you, There are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they have seen 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.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; now, therefore, my kingdom is not from here.
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be Lord in Israel; and his goings forth are from the beginning, from the days of the ages.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my clarity, which thou hast given me, for thou hast loved me from before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God.
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ, Jesus, has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with the yoke of slavery.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the one who had been dumb spoke; and the people marvelled.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature;
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with the God.
who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead), of Jesus, the Christ, our Lord.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
but now a more excellent ministry is his, in that he is the mediator of a better testament, which was established upon better promises.
that said, I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, and What thou seest, write in a book and send it unto the seven congregations which are in Asia: unto Ephesus and unto Smyrna and unto Pergamos and unto Thyatira and unto Sardis and unto Philadelphia and unto Laodicea.
I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
He that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly and speaks earthly things: he that comes from heaven is above all.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
God has exalted him with his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
And he said unto them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while I shall be with you, and then I shall go unto him that sent me.
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice because I said, I go unto the Father; for my Father is greater than I.
And now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, those whom thou hast given me, keep them in thy name, that they may be one, as we are.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and as I said unto the Jews, Where I go, ye cannot come, so now I say to you.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare judgment unto the Gentiles.
While he yet spoke, behold, a cloud of light overshadowed them, and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved;
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
but from now on the Son of man shall sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I AM.
If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me. But if I do, though ye do not believe me, believe the works that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.
and he that sees me sees him that sent me.
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also; and from now on ye know him and have seen him. Philip said unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it will suffice us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been such a long time with you, and yet thou hast not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? read more.
Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
While he yet spoke, behold, a cloud of light overshadowed them, and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
and, behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
There is another that bears witness of me, and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true.
And the Father himself, who has sent me, has borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his appearance.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus, the Christ, who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his own blood
These shall make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those that are with him are called and chosen and faithful.
who in his time shall show the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of 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 have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou come here to torment us before the time?
saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak, for they knew that he was the Christ.
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are ye?
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? for he commands the unclean spirits with power, and they obey him.
and has also given him power and authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of man.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? for he commands the unclean spirits with power, and they obey him.
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Art thou greater than our father Abraham who died? and the prophets died; whom makest thou thyself?
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we do not stone thee, but for blasphemy; and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government is placed upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called The Wonderful One, The Counsellor, The God, The Mighty One, The Eternal Father, The Prince of Peace. The multitude of his dominion and the peace shall have no end upon the throne of David and upon his Kingdom, ordering it and confirming it in judgment and in righteousness from now on even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of the hosts will perform this.
And he gave him dominion and glory and kingdom; and all the peoples, nations, and tongues served him: his dominion is an eternal dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom such that it shall never be corrupted.
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made into bread.
and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads and saying, Thou that wouldst destroy the temple and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross .
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
And has put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things to the congregation ,
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 broken and he shall speak peace unto the Gentiles; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar and saying, If thou art the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
Likewise also the princes of the priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. Let the Christ, King of Israel, descend now from the stake that we may see and believe. And those that were crucified with him reviled him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is at the right hand of God, having ascended into heaven, unto whom the angels and the authorities and powers are subject.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
And it came to pass that on one of those days as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the princes of the priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders and spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She said unto him, Yes, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
And when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw that he so cried out and expired, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou art the Christ, save thyself and us.
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
And the people stood beholding. And the princes also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ, the chosen of God.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true, for I know from where I came and where I go; but ye do not know where I came from and where I go.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
But I have greater testimony than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father has sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are those who testify of me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
And I have seen and have given testimony that this is the Son of God.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father himself, who has sent me, has borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his appearance.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speech; for we have heard him ourselves and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Nathanael answered and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
Crying out with a loud voice, he said, What hast thou with me, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
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