What Does the Bible Say About Greed For Power?

John 14:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Hebrews 11:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

1 Timothy 6:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 14:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

John 10:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I and the Father are one.”

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ...

Matthew 24:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 20:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. ...

Ecclesiastes 9:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has been already in the ages before us.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Job 1:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

Acts 5:1-42 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. ...

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 1 helpful vote

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

22 Bible Verses about Greed For Power

John 14:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 24:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 20:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 1:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:1-42 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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22 Bible Verses about Greed For Power

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John 14:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 24:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 20:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 1:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:1-42 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote