'Authority' in the Bible
They were completely amazed at His teaching; because He was teaching them as one having [God-given] authority, and not as the scribes.
They were all so amazed that they debated and questioned each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits (demons), and they obey Him.”
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has the authority and power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralyzed man,
and to have authority and power to cast out demons.
Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].
And He called the twelve [disciples] and began to send them out [as His special messengers] two by two, and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.
so you nullify the [authority of the] word of God [acting as if it did not apply] because of your tradition which you have handed down [through the elders]. And you do many things such as that.”
Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their powerful men exercise authority over them [tyrannizing them].
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they replied to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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- Agency (8 instances)
- Assurance (28 instances)
- Authority (481 instances)
- Authorization (5 instances)
- Confidence (168 instances)
- Credit (47 instances)
- Direction (213 instances)
- Government (33 instances)
- Influence (36 instances)
- Jurisdiction (4 instances)
- Luminary (1 instance)
- Office (80 instances)
- Permit (64 instances)
- Potency (1 instance)
- Sanction (4 instances)
- Self-Confidence (2 instances)
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