21 Bible Verses about Divinity
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For his divine power has given us every requisite for life and piety, through our coming to know him who through his glory and excellence called us to him.
Thus he has given us his precious and splendid promises so that through them you may escape the corrupting influences that exist in the world through passion, and come to share in the divine nature.
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.
Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible nature??is eternal power and divine character??ave been clearly perceptible through what he has made. So they have no excuse,
He foreordained us to become his sons through Jesus Christ, in fulfilment of his generous purpose,
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.
I feel a divine jealousy about you, for I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
All Scripture is divinely inspired, and useful in teaching, in reproof, in correcting faults, and in training in uprightness,
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."
As Jesus grew older he gained in wisdom and won the approval of God and men.
How inexhaustible God's resources, wisdom, and knowledge are! How unfathomable his decisions are, and how untraceable his ways!
In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Therefore, my fellow-Christians, who have likewise heard the heavenly invitation, observe how faithful Jesus, the commissioner and high priest of our religion,
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!
Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who has gone to heaven and is at God's right hand, with angels, hierarchies, and powers made subject to him.
You have loved right and hated wrong! That is why God, your God, has anointed you with exhilarating oil beyond all your comrades."
"Therefore the whole nation of Israel must understand that God has declared this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb with his elect, chosen, and faithful followers with him will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings.
I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Son of Man come to reign!"
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!
And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"
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
Father, I wish to have those whom you have given me with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, for you loved me before the creation of the world.
In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine.
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the life-giving law of the Spirit through Christ Jesus has freed you from the Law of sin and death.
This is the freedom with which Christ has freed us. So stand firm in it, and do not get under a yoke of slavery again.
Once he was driving out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone the dumb man spoke. And the people were amazed.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
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."
He is a likeness of the unseen God, born before any creature,
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.
and decisively declared Son of God in his holiness of spirit, by being raised from the dead??esus Christ our Lord,
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
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.
say, "Write what you see in a roll and send it to the seven churches??o Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
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
God can be depended on, and it was he who called you to this fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
"Therefore the whole nation of Israel must understand that God has declared this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
God took him up to his right hand as our leader and savior, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
And he said to them, "The Son of Man is master of the Sabbath."
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Jesus said, "I am to be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who has sent me.
You have heard me say that I am going away and am coming back to you; if you loved me you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
Now I am to be no longer in this world, but they are to remain in the world, while I return to you. Holy Father, keep them by your power which you gave me, so that they may be one just as we are.
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
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the realm of his dear Son,
"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.
As he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved. He is my Chosen. Listen to him!"
so that we might praise the splendid blessing which he has given us through his beloved Son.
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
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!"
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."
and whoever sees me, sees him who has sent me.
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.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
As he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved. He is my Chosen. Listen to him!"
It is someone else who testifies to me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true.
and my Father who has sent me has thus borne witness to me. You have never heard his voice or seen his form,
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the sovereign of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has released us from our sins by his blood
They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb with his elect, chosen, and faithful followers with him will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings.
which will be brought about in his own time by the blessed, only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
On his clothing and his thigh he has this title written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
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?"
"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!"
And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"
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.
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
And Jesus came up to them and said, "Full authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.
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
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!"
And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
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.
Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?"
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
And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"
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
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
He has put everything under his feet and made him the indisputable head of the church,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
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
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
who has gone to heaven and is at God's right hand, with angels, hierarchies, and powers made subject to him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
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
When the Helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father??hat Spirit of Truth that comes from the Father??e will bear testimony to me,
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
She said to him, "Yes, Master, I do indeed believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By thomas
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the centurion
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
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
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
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
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
You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
and my Father who has sent me has thus borne witness to me. You have never heard his voice or seen his form,
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and they said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your statement that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he is really the Savior of the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to debate and say, "Who is this man who talks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
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."
Topics on Divinity
Divinity Of Christ
Luke 22:69But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"
The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
John 14:17It is the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot obtain that Spirit, because it does not see it or recognize it; you recognize it because it stays with you and is within you.