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
1 Chronicles
2Yours, 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.
Job
2And 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 .
Psalms
7My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
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.
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.
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.
Proverbs
2Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Ecclesiastes
1Isaiah
3He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
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.’”
Jeremiah
2Ah, 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.
Daniel
1Nahum
1Habakkuk
1Zechariah
1Matthew
2And 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.
Mark
1Luke
3And 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.”
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.
John
2But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Acts
2But 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.
Romans
12For 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.
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.
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
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.
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
5For 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.
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.
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.
2 Corinthians
4And 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.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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.
Galatians
1Ephesians
10That 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.
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.
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,
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,
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
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.
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
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.
Philippians
4That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.
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.
Colossians
7He 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.
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.
To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
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.
1 Thessalonians
2For 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.
2 Thessalonians
1Therefore 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
12 Timothy
4For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
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,
Titus
2not 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,
Hebrews
6Who 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
4Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
1 Peter
5Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.
who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
2 Peter
3as 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;
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.
1 John
5You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
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.
Jude
2Now 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.
Revelation
12and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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!”
saying: “ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
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.”
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.”
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!”
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.
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!”
“ 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.”
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.
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.
Thematic Index
God"s Omnipotence and Sovereign Power
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Power in Christ and His Resurrection
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.