Bible verses about power and authority
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
And He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been 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 evil one.
10. Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
11. Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
12. Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
13. Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
14. Luke 10:19
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.”
15. 1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
16. 1 John 3:8
Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
17. 1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
18. 1 John 4:4
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
19. 1 Peter 2:13
Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme.
20. 1 Peter 2:15
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
21. 1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
22. 1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.”
23. 1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
24. 1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
25. 2 Corinthians 2:9
For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
26. 2 John 1:9
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
27. 2 Thessalonians 3:14
If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.
28. Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29. Luke 10:19
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.”
30. Psalm 8:6
You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.
31. Romans 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
