22 Bible Verses about Divinity
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because His divine power has given us everything that is needful for life and piety, through our full knowledge of Him who through His glory and excellence has called us to Him.
It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.
For it is in Him that all the fullness of Deity continues to live embodied,
Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to suppose that His nature is like gold or silver or stone or anything carved by man's art and thought.
Forever since the creation of the world, His invisible characteristics -- His eternal power and divine nature -- have been made intelligible and clearly visible by His works. So they are without excuse,
Though He was existing in the nature of God, He did not think His being on an equality with God a thing to be selfishly grasped,
He foreordained us to become His sons by adoption through Christ Jesus, to carry out the happy choice of His will,
and no spiritual utterance which disowns Jesus can come from God; it is the utterance of Antichrist. You have heard that it is coming, and right now it is already in the world.
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
All Scripture is inspired by God, and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in doing what is right,
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you to your position for this very purpose of displaying my power in dealing with you, of announcing my name all over the earth."
It is so because it was the divine choice that all the divine fullness should dwell in Him,
Meanwhile Jesus grew constantly in wisdom and in body, and in favor with God and man.
For while the law was given through Moses, spiritual blessing and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
How fathomless the depths of God's resources, wisdom, and knowledge! How unsearchable His decisions, and how mysterious His methods!
In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Therefore, my Christian brothers, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Messenger and High Priest whom we profess to follow,
Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"
Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.
For I have set you an example, in order that you too may practice what I have done to you.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who has gone to heaven and is now at God's right hand, with angels, heavenly authorities and powers made subject to Him.
You loved the right and hated wrong; so God, your God, anointed you, with oil of exultation beyond all your companions."
"Therefore, let all the descendants of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
So the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They will make war upon the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, and His chosen, elect, and faithful followers will conquer with Him, too, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings."
I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
so I confer on you the privilege of eating and drinking at my table in my kingdom and of sitting on thrones and judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom!"
Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
Father, I want to have those whom you have given me right where I am, in order that they may see the glory which you have given me, because you loved me before the creation of the world.
In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself.
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.
This is the freedom with which Christ has made us free. So keep on standing in it, and stop letting your necks be fastened in the yoke of slavery again.
Now He was driving a dumb demon out of a man, and when the demon went out of him, the dumb man spoke. The crowds were astonished.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."
Yes, He is the exact likeness of the unseen God, His first-born Son who existed before any created thing,
In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself. He is the One who was face to face with God in the beginning.
proved to be God's Son in power by the resurrection from the dead -- I mean, Jesus Christ, our Lord,
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises.
"Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
I am baptizing you in water to picture your repentance. But He that is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry His shoes. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;
He who comes from above is far above all others. He who springs from earth belongs to the earth and speaks of earth. He who comes from heaven is far above all others.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is entirely trustworthy, and it is He through whom you have been called into this fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
"Therefore, let all the descendants of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
God has exalted to His right hand this very One as our Leader and Saviour, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Then Jesus said to them, "Just a little while longer I am to be with you, and then I am going back to Him who has sent me.
You have heard me say that I am going away and coming back to you; if you really loved me, you would rejoice over my telling you that I am going to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.
But now I am going away to Him who has sent me, and not one of you is asking me where I am going,
And now I am no longer to be in the world, but they are to stay on in the world, while I am going to be with you. Holy Father, keep them by the power which you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.
Dear children, I am to be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, but, as I told the Jews, so I now tell you, you cannot just now go where I am going.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dearly loved Son,
"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud cast its shadow over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted. Keep on listening to Him!"
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God." Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am."
If I am not doing the things that my Father is doing, do not believe me. But if I am doing so, even if you will not believe me, believe the deeds, that you may come to know and continue to know that the Father is in union with me and I am in union with the Father."
and whoever sees me sees Him who has sent me.
If you knew me, you would know my Father too. From now on you do know Him and you have seen Him." Philip said to Him, "Lord, let us see the Father, and that will satisfy us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you disciples so long, and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Let us see the Father'? read more.
Do you not believe that I am in union with the Father and that the Father is in union with me? I am not saying these things on my own authority, but the Father who always remains in union with me is doing these things Himself.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud cast its shadow over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted. Keep on listening to Him!"
There is someone else who testifies to me, and I know that the testimony which He gives to me is of force.
yes, the Father who has sent me has testified to me Himself. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form;
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood,
They will make war upon the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, and His chosen, elect, and faithful followers will conquer with Him, too, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings."
which will be brought about in His own time by the blessed, only Sovereign, the King of kings, the Lord of lords,
On His garment and on His thigh He has this title written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"
"What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, God's Holy One!"
And whenever the foul spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed, "You are the Son of God."
Even demons came out of many people, shrieking and saying, "You are the Son of God!" But He reproved them and would not let them speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.
But on one occasion the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know and Paul I know about, 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 to teach, and not as their scribes did.
Then Jesus came up to them, and said, "Full authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
They were all so dumbfounded that they kept discussing it among themselves, and asking, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching. He gives orders with authority even to foul spirits, and they obey Him."
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
They were all so dumbfounded that they kept discussing it among themselves, and asking, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching. He gives orders with authority even to foul spirits, and they obey Him."
And the men were dumbfounded, and said, "What sort of man is this, for even the winds and the sea obey Him!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
It was on account of this that the Jews tried all the harder to put Him to death, because He not only persisted in breaking the Sabbath, but also kept on saying that God was His Father, and so was making Himself equal to God.
You are not greater than our forefather Abraham, are you? He is dead and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
The Jews retorted, "It is not for a good deed but for blasphemy we are going to stone you; namely, because you, although a mere man, claim to be God."
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."
and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
And so He has put all things under His feet and made Him the supreme Head of the church,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar, and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
The high priests too made sport of Him to one another with the scribes, and kept saying, "He saved others but He cannot save Himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who has gone to heaven and is now at God's right hand, with angels, heavenly authorities and powers made subject to Him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
One day while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the good news, the high priests and the scribes, together with the elders, took a stand against Him, and said to Him, "Tell us what sort of authority you have for doing as you do, or who is it that gave you such authority?"
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
"When the Helper comes whom I will send from the Father to you, the Spirit of truth that comes from the Father, He will testify to me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
And when the captain who stood facing him saw that He expired in this way, he said, "This man was surely God's Son!"
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
Now one of the criminals who were hanging from their crosses kept abusing Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Then save yourself and us too!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered them, "Even if I do testify to myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come 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 I have testimony that is higher than John's, for the works which my Father has committed to me to finish, the very works that I am doing, testify to me that the Father has sent me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
"You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me,
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
I did see it; and my testimony is that He is the Son of God."
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
yes, the Father who has sent me has testified to me Himself. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form;
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and they were saying to the woman, "It is not merely because of what you said that we now believe, for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that He is really the Saviour of the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
But the scribes and the Pharisees began to argue, saying, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
and screamed aloud, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, I beg you, do not torture me."
Topics on Divinity
Divinity Of Christ
Luke 22:69But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."
The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
John 14:17even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see Him or recognize Him, because He is going to remain with you, and will be within you.