22 Bible Verses about Divinity
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seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.
It is by means of these that He has granted us His precious and wondrous promises, in order that through them you may, one and all, become sharers in the very nature of God, having completely escaped the corruption which exists in the world through earthly cravings.
Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and took on Him the nature of a bondservant by becoming a man like other men.
For it is in Christ that the fulness of God's nature dwells embodied, and in Him you are made complete,
Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that His nature resembles gold or silver or marble, or anything sculptured by the art and inventive faculty of man.
For, from the very creation of the world, His invisible perfections--namely His eternal power and divine nature--have been rendered intelligible and clearly visible by His works, so that these men are without excuse.
Although from the beginning He had the nature of God He did not reckon His equality with God a treasure to be tightly grasped.
"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--
and that no spirit is from God which does not acknowledge this about Jesus. Such is the spirit of the anti-Christ; of whose coming you have heard, and it is already in the world.
I am jealous over you with God's own jealousy. For I have betrothed you to Christ to present you to Him like a faithful bride to her one husband.
Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction of error, and for instruction in right doing;
"It is for this very purpose that I have lifted you so high--that I may make manifest in you My power, and that My name may be proclaimed far and wide in all the earth."
For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.
And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Oh, how inexhaustible are God's resources and God's wisdom and God's knowledge! How impossible it is to search into His decrees or trace His footsteps!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Christ » Divinity » Example of
Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we profess to be.
But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who is at God's right hand, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of gladness beyond Thy companions."
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those who accompany Him--called, as they are, and chosen, and faithful--shall share in the victory."
I solemnly tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."
so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel.
And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your Kingdom."
"My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin."
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
"Father, those whom Thou hast given me--I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see the glory--my glory--my gift from Thee, which Thou hast given me because Thou didst love me before the creation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
for the Spirit's Law-- telling of Life in Christ Jesus--has set me free from the Law that deals only with sin and death.
Christ having made us gloriously free--stand fast and do not again be hampered with the yoke of slavery.
On once occasion He was expelling a dumb demon; and when the demon was gone out the dumb man could speak, and the people were astonished.
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.
Christ is the visible representation of the invisible God, the Firstborn and Lord of all creation.
"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning Jesus Christ our Lord,
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But, as a matter of fact, the ministry which Christ has obtained is all the nobler a ministry, in that He is at the same time the negotiator of a sublimer covenant, based upon sublimer promises.
It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."
I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
God has exalted Him to His right hand as Chief Leader and as Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.
"You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I am.
I am now no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to Thee. "Holy Father, keep them true to Thy name--the name which Thou hast given me to bear--that they may be one, even as we are.
Dear children, I am still with you a little longer. You will seek me, but, as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' so for the present I say to you.
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,
"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.
He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.
Divinity » Of Christ » His own words
But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence." Thereupon they cried out with one voice, "You, then, are the Son of God?" "It is as you say," He answered; "I am He."
If the deeds I do are not my Father's deeds, do not believe me. But if they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."
and he who sees me sees Him who sent me.
If you--all of you--knew me, you would fully know my Father also. From this time forward you know Him and have seen Him." "Master," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father: that is all we need." "Have I been so long among you," Jesus answered, "and yet you, Philip, do not know me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can *you* ask me, 'Cause us to see the Father'? read more.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me? The things that I tell you all I do not speak on my own authority: but the Father dwelling within me carries on His own work.
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
There is Another who gives testimony concerning me, and I know that the testimony is true which He offers concerning me.
And the Father who sent me, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.
I am one giving testimony about myself, and the Father who sent me gives testimony about me."
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the truthful witness, the first of the dead to be born to Life, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins with His own blood,
They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those who accompany Him--called, as they are, and chosen, and faithful--shall share in the victory."
For, as its appointed time, this will be brought about by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
And on His outer garment and on His thigh He has a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
"What have you to do with us, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--God's Holy One."
And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."
Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.
Divinity » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.
Jesus however came near and said to them, "All power in Heaven and over the earth has been given to me.
And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"
and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.
Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
"For no good deed," the Jews replied, "are we going to stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, who are only a man, are making yourself out to be God."
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."
and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
And the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
God has put all things under His feet, and has appointed Him universal and supreme Head of the Church, which is His Body,
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Universal
Divinity » Acknowledged » By peter
"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."
Divinity » Challenged » By the soldiers
And the soldiers also made sport of Him, coming and offering Him sour wine and saying, "Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!"
Divinity » Challenged » By the chief priests
In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save! This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is at God's right hand, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders
On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes, together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
"When the Advocate is come whom I will send to you from the Father's presence--the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father's presence--He will be a witness concerning me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
Divinity » Acknowledged » By martha
"Yes, Master," she replied; "I thoroughly 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 Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
Divinity » Challenged » By one of the thieves
Now one of the criminals who had been crucified insulted Him, saying, "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us."
Divinity » Challenged » By the rulers
and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
"But the testimony which I have is weightier than that of John; for the work the Father has assigned to me for me to bring it to completion--the very work which I am doing--affords testimony concerning me that the Father has sent me.
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father who sent me, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.
Divinity » Acknowledged » By the samaritans
and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
Divinity » Acknowledged » By nathanael
Divinity » Challenged » By scribes and pharisees
Then the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil, asking, "Who is this, uttering blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
Divinity » Acknowledged » By demons
crying out in a loud voice, "What hast Thou to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? In God's name I implore Thee not to torment me."
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Divinity Of Christ
Luke 22:69But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."
The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
John 14:17That Spirit the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him, because He remains by your side and is in you.