'Power' in the Bible

Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power,

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

Jesus told him, "You have said so. Nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see "the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and "coming on the clouds of heaven.'"

Immediately Jesus became aware that power had gone out of him. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Whenever it brings on a seizure, it throws him to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes stiff. So I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they didn't have the power."

Jesus answered them, "Aren't you mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power?

Then people will see "the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory.

Jesus said, "I AM, and "you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power' and "coming with the clouds of heaven.'"

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will surround you. Therefore, the child will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

He displayed his mighty power with his arm. He scattered people who were proud in mind and heart.

Then Jesus returned to Galilee by the power of the Spirit. Meanwhile, the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country.

Overwhelmed with amazement, they all kept saying to one another, "What kind of statement is this? because with authority and power he gives orders to unclean spirits, and they come out!"

One day, as Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law happened to be sitting nearby. The people had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.

The entire crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing all of them.

Still Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, because I know that power has gone out of me."

Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.

But if I drive out demons by the power of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Then they will see "the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.

I am sending to you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

so that what the prophet Isaiah spoke might be fulfilled when he said: "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the Lord's power been revealed?"

I won't talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

But you'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

When Peter saw this, he told the people: "Fellow Israelis, why are you wondering about this, and why are you staring at us as if by our own power or godliness we made him walk?

They made Peter and John stand in front of them and began asking, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was on them all,

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, "This is what we call the great power of God!"

and said, "Give me this power too, so that when I lay my hands on someone, he will receive the Holy Spirit."

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, he went around doing good and healing everyone who was oppressed by the devil.

"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who believes, of the Jew first and of the Greek as well.

For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes his eternal power and divine nature have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people are without excuse.

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

For the Scripture says about Pharaoh, "I have raised you up for this very purpose, to demonstrate my power through you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

Now if God wants to demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are made for destruction?

Now may God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God's Spirit, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of the Messiah from Jerusalem as far as Illyricum.

For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won't be emptied of its power.

For the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God's power to us who are being saved.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is God's power and God's wisdom.

My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit's power,

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.

But I will come to you soon if it's the Lord's will. Then I'll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,

for the kingdom of God isn't just talk, but also power.

In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are gathered together (and I am there in spirit), and the power of our Lord Jesus is there, too,

God raised the Lord, and by his power he will also raise us.

Then the end will come, when after he has done away with every ruler and every authority and power, the Messiah hands over the kingdom to God the Father.

The body is planted in a state of dishonor but is raised in a state of splendor. It is planted in weakness but is raised in power.

Now death's stinger is sin, and sin's power is the Law.

But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us.

truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands;

For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments

but he has told me, "My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah's power may rest on me.

since you want proof that the Messiah is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is making his power felt among you.

Though he was crucified in weakness, he lives by God's power. We are weak with him, but by God's power we will live for you.

and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,

He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come.

that you once practiced as you lived according to the ways of this present world and according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now active in those who are disobedient.

I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.

I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us

I want to know the Messiah what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,

He will change our unassuming bodies and make them like his glorious body through the power that enables him to bring everything under his authority.

You are being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, so that you might patiently endure everything with joy

God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom he loves,

When you were buried with the Messiah in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.

Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power

With this in mind, we always pray for you, asking that our God might make you worthy of his calling and that through his power he might help you accomplish every good desire and faithful action.

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders,

He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.

Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.

They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.

Therefore, since the children have flesh and blood, he himself also shared the same things, so that by his death he might destroy the one who has the power of death (that is, the Devil)

who was appointed to be a priest, not on the basis of a genealogical registry, but rather on the power of an indestructible life.

Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of this era.

Whoever speaks must speak God's words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength that God supplies, so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus, the Messiah. Glory and power belong to him forever and ever! Amen.

Power belongs to him forever and ever! Amen.

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the full knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

When we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we did not follow any clever myths. Rather, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Being bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to slander glorious beings. Yet even angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them from the Lord.

to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus the Messiah, our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and for all eternity! Amen.

and has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor, and power, because you created all things; they came into existence and were created because of your will."

They sang with a loud voice, "Worthy is the lamb who was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise!"

I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying, "To the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb be praise, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!"

saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!"

Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions.

They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.

For the power of these horses is in their mouths and their tails. Their tails have heads like snakes, which they use to inflict pain.

They said, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to rule.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "Now the salvation, the power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. For the one who accuses our brothers, who accuses them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out.

The beast that I saw was like a leopard. Its feet were like bear's feet, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his power, his throne, and complete authority.

The Temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power, and no one could enter the Temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels came to an end.

Five of them have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must remain in power for a little while.

They have one purpose: to give their power and authority to the beast.