28 Bible Verses about Divinity

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Acts 17:29

So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

1 John 4:3

but every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.

Romans 9:17

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

Psalm 82:1

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

Deuteronomy 18:22

whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him."

Micah 3:11

Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!"

Joshua 5:14

He answered, "Truly I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I have arrived!" Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked, "What does my master want to say to his servant?"

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

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he 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

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Luke 22:30

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

Luke 23:42

Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom."

John 18:36

Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom 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 fully God. The Word was with God in the beginning.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence

Revelation 1:11

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

John 3:31

The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship

Luke 6:5

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

Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure

John 7:33

Then Jesus said, "I will be with you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent me.

John 16:5

But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, 'Where are you going?'

John 13:33

Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' now I tell you the same.

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." So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He answered them, "You say that I am."

John 10:37-38

If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."

John 14:7-10

If you have known me, you will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content." Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person 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 is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.

More verses: John 16:15

Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness

John 5:32

There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

John 5:37

And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,

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 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

Demons also came out of many, crying out, "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 replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"

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

Matthew 7:29

because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.

Mark 1:27

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature

Mark 1:27

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people

John 5:18

For this reason the Jewish leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.

John 8:53

You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?"

John 10:33

The Jewish leaders replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.

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 command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble

Matthew 27:39-40

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal

Zechariah 9:10

I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter

Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers

Luke 23:36-37

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

Mark 15:31-32

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law -- were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:1-2

Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up and said to him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who 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

Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves

Luke 23:39

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers

Luke 23:35

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed 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

John 8:14

Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ

John 5:36

"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about 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

I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God."

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father

John 5:37

And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans

Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael

Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees

Luke 5:21

Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, "Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons

Mark 5:7

Then he cried out with a loud voice, "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God -- do not torment me!"

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