28 Bible Verses about Divinity
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As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,
'Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man;
for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.
for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I did betroth you to one husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,
every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,
for the Writing saith to Pharaoh -- 'For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'
-- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.
and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.
that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not -- it is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; -- thou art not afraid of him.
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;
Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, 'Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.'
And He saith, 'No, for I am Prince of Jehovah's host; now I have come;' and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, 'What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?'
The law of Jehovah is perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah are stedfast, Making wise the simple,
Say to the hastened of heart, 'Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,
And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,
Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown 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 gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.
thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'
assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him -- this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'
The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God;
henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'
that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'
and he said to Jesus, 'Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;'
Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.'
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth are of old, From the days of antiquity.
'Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;
In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;
And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,
and Simon Peter answering said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; this one was in the beginning with God;
who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) Jesus Christ our Lord;
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, 'What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'
'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
he who from above is coming is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaketh; he who from the heaven is coming is above all.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
faithful is God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him -- this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'
this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;
and he said to them, -- 'The Son of Man is lord also of the sabbath.'
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Yet a little time I am with you, and I go away unto Him who sent me;
ye heard that I said to you -- I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said -- I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.
and no more am I in the world, and these are in the world, and I come unto Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, whom Thou hast given to me, that they may be one as we;
Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews -- Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say it now.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love,
'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,
While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'
and a voice came out of the heavens, 'Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.' And they all said, 'Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, 'Ye say it, because I am;'
if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me; and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me is the Father, and I in Him.'
and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;
if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.' Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;' Jesus saith to him, 'So long time am I with you, and thou hast not known me, Philip? he who hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how dost thou say, Shew to us the Father? read more.
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;
'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,
these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
which in His own times He shall shew -- the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,
and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'
saying, 'Away! what -- to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art -- the Holy One of God.'
and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying -- 'Thou art the Son of God;'
And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying -- 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye -- who are ye?'
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;
and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'
and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind -- is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'
The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
And to him is given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages do serve him, his dominion is a dominion age-during, that passeth not away, and his kingdom that which is not destroyed.
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'
and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads, and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him -- head over all things to the assembly,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule is from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
and Simon Peter answering said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him, and saying, 'If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
And in like manner also the chief priests, mocking with one another, with the scribes, said, 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save. The Christ! the king of Israel -- let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;' and those crucified with him were reproaching him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon him, and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
believest thou this?' she saith to him, 'Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, 'Truly this man was Son of God.'
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, 'If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered and said to them, 'And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
'But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and said to the woman -- 'No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world -- the Christ.'
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Nathanael answered and saith to 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 that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
and having called with a loud voice, he said, 'What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'
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