21 Bible Verses about Divinity

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Acts 17:29

So if we are God's children we ought not to imagine that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, wrought by human art and thought.

1 John 4:3

and any inspired utterance that does not acknowledge Jesus does not come from God; it is the inspiration of the Antichrist. You have heard that it was coming, and here it is already in the world.

Romans 9:17

The Scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you to your position for the very purpose of displaying my power in dealing with you, and making my name known all over the world."

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Christ » Divinity » Example of

2 Corinthians 10:1

I appeal to you personally, by the gentleness and forbearance of Christ??he Paul who is so humble when face to face with you, but so bold in dealing with you when he is far away!

Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places

Mark 16:19

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.

Luke 22:69

But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"

Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of

Luke 22:30

I confer on you the right to eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and to sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel!

Luke 23:42

And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"

John 18:36

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."

Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence

Christ » Divinity » Liberator

Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles

1 Timothy 3:16

No one can deny the profundity of the divine truth of our religion! "He was revealed in flesh, He was vindicated by the Spirit, He was seen by the angels, He was proclaimed among the heathen, He was believed in throughout the world, He was taken up into glory."

John 1:1-2

In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine. It was he that was with God in the beginning.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence

Hebrews 8:6

But, as it is, the priestly service to which Christ has been appointed is as much better than the old as the agreement established by him and the promises on which it is based are superior to the former ones.

Revelation 1:11

say, "Write what you see in a roll and send it to the seven churches??o Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

John 3:31

He who comes from above is above all others. A son of earth belongs to earth and speaks of earth. He who comes from heaven is above all others.

Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship

Luke 6:5

And he said to them, "The Son of Man is master of the Sabbath."

Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure

John 16:5

But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me where I am going,

John 13:33

My children, I am to be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, but, as I said to the Jews, where I am going you cannot follow,

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son

More verses: Hebrews 5:5

Divinity » Of Christ » His own words

Luke 22:69-70

But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!" And they all said, "Are you the Son of God then?" And he said to them, "I am, as you say!"

John 10:37-38

If I am not doing the things my Father does, do not believe me. But if I am doing them, then even if you will not believe me, believe the things I do, in order that you may realize and learn that the Father is in union with me, and I am in union with the Father."

John 14:7-10

If you knew me, you would know my Father also. From now on you do know him and you have seen him." Philip said to him, "Master, let us see the Father, and it will satisfy us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you 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 the Father is in union with me? I am not the source of the words that I say to you, but the Father who is united with me is doing these things himself.

More verses: John 16:15

Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness

John 5:32

It is someone else who testifies to me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true.

More verses: 1 John 5:9

Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity

Matthew 8:29

And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

Mark 1:24

"What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, you are God's holy One!"

Mark 3:11

And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"

Luke 4:41

And demons came out of many people, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he reproved them and forbade them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

Acts 19:15

But the evil spirit answered, "I know Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?"

Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority

Mark 1:27

And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature

Mark 1:27

And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people

John 5:18

On account of this the Jews were all the more eager to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but actually called God his Father, thus putting himself on an equality with God.

John 8:53

Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?"

John 10:33

The Jews answered, "We are not stoning you for doing anything good, but for your impious talk, and because you, a mere man, make yourself out to be God."

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal

Divinity » Challenged » By satan

Matthew 4:6

and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "

Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble

Matthew 27:39-40

And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who would tear down the sanctuary, and build one in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal

Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter

Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers

Luke 23:36-37

The soldiers also made sport of him, coming up and offering him sour wine, saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests

Mark 15:31-32

The high priests too made sport of him to one another with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:1-2

One day as he was teaching the people in the Temple, and preaching the good news, the high priests and scribes came up with the elders and said to him, "Tell us what authority you have for doing as you do, or who gave you any such authority?"

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers

Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha

Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion

Mark 15:39

And when the captain who stood facing him saw how he expired he said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves

Luke 23:39

One of the criminals who were hanging there, abused him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us too!"

Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers

Luke 23:35

while the people stood looking on. Even the leading councilors jeered at him, and said, "He has saved others, let him save himself, if he is really God's Christ, his Chosen One!"

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself

John 8:14

Jesus answered, "Even if I am testifying to myself, my testimony is true, for 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

John 5:36

But I have higher testimony than John's, for the things that my Father has intrusted to me to accomplish, the very things that I am doing, are proof that my Father has sent me,

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist

Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father

Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans

Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael

Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees

Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons

Mark 5:7

and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me."

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