100 Bible Verses about The Believers Authority

Luke 10:19 ESV / 3,474 helpful votes

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.

Matthew 28:18 ESV / 3,288 helpful votes

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

James 4:7 ESV / 2,878 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Romans 13:1 ESV / 2,640 helpful votes

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.

Hebrews 13:17 ESV / 2,633 helpful votes

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.

1 John 4:4 ESV / 1,841 helpful votes

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.

Luke 9:1 ESV / 1,778 helpful votes

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

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 1,648 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,

Acts 5:29 ESV / 1,639 helpful votes

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Romans 13:1-2 ESV / 1,498 helpful votes

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. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

1 John 3:8 ESV / 1,462 helpful votes

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.

Mark 16:17-18 ESV / 1,436 helpful votes

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Ephesians 1:21 ESV / 1,432 helpful votes

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

John 10:10 ESV / 1,407 helpful votes

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Mark 16:17 ESV / 1,347 helpful votes

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

1 Peter 2:13 ESV / 1,299 helpful votes

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,

Ephesians 4:27 ESV / 1,258 helpful votes

And give no opportunity to the devil.

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 1,251 helpful votes

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 1,245 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Matthew 28:18-19 ESV / 1,234 helpful votes

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ESV / 1,150 helpful votes

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Acts 1:8 ESV / 1,144 helpful votes

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 end of the earth.”

Matthew 10:1 ESV / 1,143 helpful votes

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 1,110 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Matthew 16:19 ESV / 1,104 helpful votes

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

John 10:27 ESV / 1,103 helpful votes

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Romans 13:2 ESV / 1,098 helpful votes

Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

1 Peter 2:18-20 ESV / 1,074 helpful votes

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 5:17 ESV / 1,070 helpful votes

Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

Genesis 1:28 ESV / 1,061 helpful votes

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.”

Mark 1:27 ESV / 1,056 helpful votes

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Titus 3:1 ESV / 1,055 helpful votes

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Mark 6:7 ESV / 1,046 helpful votes

And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 1,044 helpful votes

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Ephesians 6:17 ESV / 1,043 helpful votes

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

John 16:13 ESV / 1,036 helpful votes

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

Matthew 10:8 ESV / 1,001 helpful votes

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

2 Peter 3:15-16 ESV / 996 helpful votes

And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

2 Peter 1:20-21 ESV / 992 helpful votes

Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:6 ESV / 992 helpful votes

And raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 2:15 ESV / 990 helpful votes

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

John 3:16 ESV / 978 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.

Titus 2:15 ESV / 972 helpful votes

Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

John 1:12 ESV / 958 helpful votes

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

Matthew 18:18 ESV / 947 helpful votes

Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Titus 3:1-2 ESV / 918 helpful votes

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Colossians 1:13 ESV / 871 helpful votes

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Acts 3:6 ESV / 854 helpful votes

But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 847 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Timothy 4:12 ESV / 823 helpful votes

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

John 10:18 ESV / 809 helpful votes

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”

Revelation 12:11 ESV / 802 helpful votes

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

Romans 8:37 ESV / 788 helpful votes

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Acts 1:7 ESV / 778 helpful votes

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

John 10:35 ESV / 776 helpful votes

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—

Mark 13:34 ESV / 766 helpful votes

It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.

Luke 10:17 ESV / 752 helpful votes

The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

Genesis 1:26 ESV / 747 helpful votes

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

John 14:12 ESV / 700 helpful votes

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

Ephesians 6:10-18 ESV / 686 helpful votes

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 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 firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ...

Luke 1:37 ESV / 675 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

1 Peter 2:15 ESV / 671 helpful votes

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 668 helpful votes

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 642 helpful votes

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. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. ...

Luke 4:18 ESV / 638 helpful votes

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Matthew 28:18-20 ESV / 637 helpful votes

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

2 Thessalonians 3:14 ESV / 633 helpful votes

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.

1 Samuel 15:22 ESV / 629 helpful votes

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.

Acts 17:11 ESV / 604 helpful votes

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 597 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 580 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Hebrews 1:1 ESV / 578 helpful votes

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 549 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

Luke 10:18 ESV / 541 helpful votes

And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 529 helpful votes

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Romans 16:20 ESV / 490 helpful votes

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Ephesians 2:5-6 ESV / 478 helpful votes

Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Romans 5:17 ESV / 475 helpful votes

For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 474 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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Romans 6:1-23 ESV / 444 helpful votes

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. ...

Ephesians 6:1 ESV / 438 helpful votes

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 435 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Matthew 17:20 ESV / 421 helpful votes

He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

2 Corinthians 2:9 ESV / 415 helpful votes

For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.

Matthew 4:4 ESV / 412 helpful votes

But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

1 Peter 2:13-14 ESV / 397 helpful votes

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.

Revelation 1:5-6 ESV / 389 helpful votes

And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Luke 10:18-19 ESV / 388 helpful votes

And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 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.

Acts 26:18 ESV / 379 helpful votes

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

1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV / 375 helpful votes

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—

Ephesians 1:17 ESV / 372 helpful votes

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

2 Timothy 4:4 ESV / 369 helpful votes

And will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV / 360 helpful votes

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Hebrews 1:2 ESV / 353 helpful votes

But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.

2 Peter 3:15 ESV / 341 helpful votes

And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 331 helpful votes

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Malachi 3:10 ESV / 321 helpful votes

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Deuteronomy 8:18 ESV / 318 helpful votes

You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Joshua 1:3 ESV / 314 helpful votes

Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.

1 John 4:1 ESV / 313 helpful votes

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.

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