'Power' in the Bible

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Jesus said to them, "Aren't you deceived for this reason, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God?

Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

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

And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.

Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.

They were all amazed and began to say to one another, "What's happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

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

But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out from me."

After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

But some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons."

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

Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!"

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

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

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.

When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?

After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

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

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

saying, "Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

"While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,

to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh: "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth."

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

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

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,

Now God indeed raised the Lord and he will raise us by his power.

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.

by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God's power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God's power toward you.

and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

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

I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,

who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.

Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent but by the power of an indestructible life.

who by God's power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

To him belongs the power forever. Amen.

I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.

because This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

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

and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father -- to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"

all of whom were singing in a loud voice: "Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!"

Then I heard every creature -- in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them -- singing: "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!"

saying, "Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"

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

For the power of the horses resides in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.

These two have the power to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time they are prophesying. They have power to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want.

with these words: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.