'Power' in the Bible
For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.
But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.
But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.
And God who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead will do the same for us by his power.
The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.
It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.
But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.
To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;
And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?
And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.
Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.
For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.
Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.
Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.
The last power to come to an end is death.
It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:
In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.
For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.
O death, where is your power? O death, where are your pains?
The pain of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
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