'Authority' in the Bible
because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it."
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."
When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.
Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.
But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Bible Theasaurus
- 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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