Power

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Power

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Power

Understanding the divine and spiritual power available to believers.

This study explores the multifaceted concept of power as revealed in the New King James Version of the Bible. It delves into God"s omnipotence, the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, the authority granted to believers in Christ, and the transformative strength found in weakness and faith.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Summary by Book

Old Testament

1 Chronicles

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1 Chronicles 29:11
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Yours, O L ord , is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O L ord , And You are exalted as head over all.

1 Chronicles 29:12
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Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.

Job

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Job 1:12
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And the L ord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person. ” So Satan went out from the presence of the L ord .

Job 37:23
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As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.

Psalms

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Psalm 31:15
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My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.

Psalm 37:16-17
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A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the L ord upholds the righteous.

Psalm 59:16
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But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 97:10
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You who love the L ord , hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 119:133
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Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

Psalm 62:11
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God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.

Psalm 29:11
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The L ord will give strength to His people; The L ord will bless His people with peace.

Proverbs

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Proverbs 3:27
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

Proverbs 18:21
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastes 5:19
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As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

Isaiah

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Isaiah 40:29
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He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Isaiah 12:2
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Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the L ord , is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’”

Isaiah 41:10
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Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

Jeremiah

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Jeremiah 32:17
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Ah, Lord G od ! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.

Jeremiah 10:12
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He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Daniel

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Daniel 2:23
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I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand.

Nahum

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Nahum 1:3
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The L ord is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked. The L ord has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.

Habakkuk

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Habakkuk 3:19
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The L ord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

Zechariah

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Zechariah 4:6
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This is the word of the L ord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the L ord of hosts.

New Testament

Matthew

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Matthew 6:13
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And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Matthew 28:18
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And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “ All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”

Mark

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Mark 16:17-18
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And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Luke

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Luke 1:35
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And the angel answered and said to her, “ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.”

Luke 10:19
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Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luke 9:1
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Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

John

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John 1:12
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But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.

John 14:12
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“ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”

Acts

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Acts 1:8
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But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Acts 3:6
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Then Peter said, “ Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

Romans

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Romans 1:16
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Romans 1:20
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For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.

Romans 6:14
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For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 8:1-2
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There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

Romans 11:36
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For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Romans 13:1
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Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.

Romans 14:4
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Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Romans 15:13
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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:37
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Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Romans 4:20-21
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He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

Romans 10:17
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So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 12:1-2
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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians

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1 Corinthians 1:18
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 6:12
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All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

1 Corinthians 7:3-4
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Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

1 Corinthians 15:56
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The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians 12:9
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And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 4:7
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

2 Corinthians 13:4
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For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Galatians

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Galatians 2:20
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I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Ephesians

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Ephesians 3:16-17
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That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love.

Ephesians 3:20-21
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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 6:10
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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Ephesians 1:19-20
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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 1:18
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the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:6
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and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 6:11-12
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Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 1:19
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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

Ephesians 6:13
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Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ephesians 4:22-24
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that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Philippians

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Philippians 3:10
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That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.

Philippians 4:13
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 3:21
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who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

Philippians 2:13
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for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Colossians

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Colossians 1:13-14
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He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 2:9-10
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For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

Colossians 1:29
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To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Colossians 2:15
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Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 1:11
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strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

Colossians 3:1-2
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If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians 3:10
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and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

1 Thessalonians

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1 Thessalonians 1:5
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For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
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Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

2 Thessalonians

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2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
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Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy

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1 Timothy 6:16
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who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

2 Timothy

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2 Timothy 1:7
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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 3:5
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having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

2 Timothy 1:8
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Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 4:18
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And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

Titus

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Titus 3:5
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not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Titus 2:11-12
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

Hebrews

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Hebrews 1:3
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Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 7:25
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Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 2:14-15
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Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Hebrews 6:5
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and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

Hebrews 13:20-21
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Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

James

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James 1:21
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Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 5:16
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Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 2:26
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For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

James 4:7
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Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

1 Peter

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1 Peter 5:6
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Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

1 Peter 1:5
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who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 3:22
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who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

1 Peter 5:7
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casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

1 Peter 2:9
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But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

2 Peter

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2 Peter 1:3
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as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue;

2 Peter 1:16
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For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

2 Peter 3:18
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but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

1 John

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1 John 4:4
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You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 John 3:8
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He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 5:4
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For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

1 John 2:14
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I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.

1 John 1:9
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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jude

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Jude 1:24-25
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Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.

Jude 1:20-21
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But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Revelation

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Revelation 1:6
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and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:13
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And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “ Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

Revelation 7:12
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saying: “ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

Revelation 11:17
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saying: “ We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.”

Revelation 12:10
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Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “ Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.”

Revelation 19:1
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After these things I heard a loud voice of many people in heaven, saying, “ Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!”

Revelation 20:6
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Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Revelation 19:6
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And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “ Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!”

Revelation 4:11
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“ You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 15:8
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The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean, shining linen and wearing golden sashes around their chests. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

Revelation 18:1
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After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

Revelation 3:8
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“ I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

Thematic Index

God"s Omnipotence and Sovereign Power

The Power of the Holy Spirit

Power in Christ and His Resurrection

Spiritual Warfare and Believer"s Authority

Divine Strength in Human Weakness

The Power of God"s Word and Faith

God"s Power for Salvation

The Power of Prayer

The Power of the Tongue

Power to Overcome Sin

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.