Acts 1:8 (NASB) but you shall
receive ”power”
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My
witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and even to the remotest part of the earth. "
Usage of the
term “power” in the New Testament
//1411 [duvnami"]
strength, power
from 1410; TDNT - 2:284,186; n f AV
- power (77) / mighty work (11) / strength (7) / miracle (7) /
might (4) / virtue (3) / mighty (2) / misc. (9) [120] strength
power, ability
1a) inherent power, power residing in
a thing by virtue of its
nature, or which a person or thing
exerts and puts forth 1b) power for performing miracles
1c) moral power and excellence of
soul
1d) the power and influence which
belong to riches and wealth
1e) power and resources arising from
numbers
1f) power consisting in or resting
upon armies, forces, hosts
Acts 1:8 But you
shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[dunamis] -
power, might
Acts 2:22 You
men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man
approved of God among you by
miracles
and wonders and signs,
which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also
know: [Christ]
Acts 3:12 And
when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, You men of
Israel, why marvel you at this? or why look you so earnestly on
us, as though by our own
power
or holiness we had made
this man to walk?
[Peter]
Acts 4:7 And
when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what
power,
or by what name, have you done this?
Acts 4:33 And
with great power
gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus:
and great grace was upon them all.
[Apotles]
Acts 6:8 And
Stephen, full of faith and
power,
did great wonders and
miracles among the people.
[Stephen]
Acts 8:10 To
whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying,
This man is the great
power of God.
[Phillip]
Acts 8:13 Then
Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the
miracles
and signs
which were done. [Phillip]
Acts 10:38 How
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with
power:
who went about doing good, and
healing all that were oppressed of
the devil; for God was with
him. [Christ]
Acts 19:11 And
God wrought special
miracles by the
hands of Paul: [Paul]
Eph. 1:19 And
what [is] the exceeding greatness of his
power
to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty
power,
Eph. 1:21 Far
above all principality, and power, and
might,
and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this
world, but also in that which is to come:
[demonic forces]
Eph. 3:7 Whereof
I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God
given unto me by the effectual working of his
power.
Eph. 3:16 That
he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might
by his Spirit in the inner man;
Eph. 3:20 Now
unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according to the
power
that works in us,
Matthew 6:13 And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For yours
is the kingdom, and the
power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 7:22
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils?
and in your name done many
wonderful
works?
Matthew 11:20
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his
mighty
works were done, because they repented not:
Matthew 11:21
Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you, Bethsaida! for if the
mighty
works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shall be
brought down to hell: for if the
mighty
works, which have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it
would have remained until this day.
Matthew 13:54
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in
their synagogue, inasmuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence has this [man] this wisdom, and [these]
mighty
works?
Matthew 13:58
And he did not many
mighty works there
because of their unbelief.
Matthew 14:2 And
said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen
from the dead; and therefore
mighty
works do show forth themselves in him.
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, You do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the
power of God.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the
powers
of the heavens shall be shaken:
Matthew 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and
then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see
the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with
power
and great glory.
Matthew 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according to his several
ability;
and straightway took his journey.
Matthew 26:64
Jesus said unto him, you have said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall you see the Son of man sitting on the right hand
of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mark 5:30 And
Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that
virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said,
Who touched my clothes?
Mark 6:2 And
when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From
whence has this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this
which is given unto him, that even such
mighty
works are wrought by his hands?
Mark 6:5 And he
could there do no
mighty work,
save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed
[them].
Mark 6:14 And
king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread abroad:) and
he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and
therefore mighty
works do show forth themselves in him.
Mark 9:1 And he
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of
them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they
have seen the kingdom of God come with
power.
Mark 9:39 But
Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a
miracle
in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
Mark 12:24 And
Jesus answering said unto them, Do you not therefore err,
because you know not the scriptures, neither the
power
of God?
Mark 13:25 And
the stars of heaven shall fall, and the
powers
that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in the clouds with great
power
and glory.
Mark 14:62 And
Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Luke 1:17 And he
shall go before him in the spirit and
power
of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and
the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord.
Luke 1:35 And
the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come
upon you, and the power
of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that holy
thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 4:14 And
Jesus returned in the
power of the Spirit
into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the
region round about.
Luke 4:36 And
they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a
word [is] this! for with authority and
power
he comanded the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Luke 5:17 And it
came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there
were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were
come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem:
and the power
of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
Luke 6:19 And
the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went
virtue
out of him, and healed [them] all.
Luke 8:46 And
Jesus said, Somebody has touched me: for I perceive that
virtue
is gone out of me.
Luke 9:1 Then he
called his twelve disciples together, and gave them
power
and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Luke 10:13 Woe
unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you, Bethsaida! for if the
mighty
works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in
you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth
and ashes.
Luke 10:19
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the
power
of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 19:37 And
when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice for all the
mighty
works that they had seen;
Luke 21:26 Men's
hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth: for the
powers
of heaven shall be shaken.
Luke 21:27 And
then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with
power
and great glory.
Luke 22:69
Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the
power
of God.
Luke 24:49 And,
behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you
in the city of Jerusalem, until you be endued with
power
from on high.
Romans 1:4 And
declared [to be] the Son of God with
power,
according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from
the dead:
Romans 1:16 For
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the
power
of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew
first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:20 For
the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
[even] his eternal
power and Godhead;
so that they are without excuse:
Romans 8:38 For
I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor
powers,
nor things present, nor things to
come,
Romans 9:17 For
the scripture said unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have
I raised you up, that I might show my
power
in you, and that my name might be declared throughout all the
earth.
Romans 15:13 Now
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that you may abound in hope, through the
power
of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 15:19
Through mighty signs and
wonders, by the
power
of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about
unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
1 Cor. 1:18 For
the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the
power
of God.
1 Cor. 1:24 But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the
power
of God, and the wisdom of God.
1 Cor. 2:4 And
my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of
man's wisdom, but in
demonstration
of the Spirit and of
power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in
the power
of God.
1 Cor. 4:19 But
I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not
the speech of them which are puffed up, but the
power.
20 For the kingdom of God [is]
not in word, but in
power.
1 Cor. 5:4 In
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered
together, and my spirit, with the
power
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Cor. 6:14 And
God has both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by
his own power.
1 Cor. 12:10 To
another the working of
miracles;
to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to
another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation
of tongues:
1 Cor. 12:28 And
God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that
miracles,
then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of
tongues. 29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all
teachers? [are] all
workers of
miracles?
1 Cor. 14:11
Therefore if I know not the
meaning
of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaks a barbarian, and
he that speaks [shall be] a barbarian unto me.
1 Cor. 15:24
Then [comes] the end, when he shall have delivered up the
kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all
rule and all authority and
power.
1 Cor. 15:43 It
is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in
weakness; it is raised in
power:
1 Cor. 15:56
The sting of death [is] sin; and the
strength
of sin [is] the law.
2 Cor. 1:8 For
we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength,
inasmuch that we despaired even of life:
2 Cor. 4:7 But
we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of
the power
may be of God, and not of us.
2 Cor. 6:7 By
the word of truth, by the
power
of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on
the left,
2 Cor. 8:3 For
to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and beyond [their]
power
[they were] willing of themselves;
2 Cor. 12:9 And
he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my
strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the
power
of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Cor. 12:12
Truly the signs
of an apostle
were wrought among you in all patience, in
signs, and wonders,
and mighty deeds.
2 Cor. 13:4 For
though he was crucified through 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.
Gal. 3:5 He
therefore that ministers to you the Spirit, and
works
miracles
among you, [does he it] by the works of the law, or by the
hearing of faith?
Phil. 3:10 That
I may know him, and the
power
of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being
made conformable unto his death;
Col. 1:11
Strengthened with all
might, according to
his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with
joyfulness;
Col. 1:29
Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which
works in me mightily.
1 Thess. 1:5 For
our gospel came not unto
you in word only, but also in
power,
and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what
manner of men we were among you for your sake.
2 Thess. 1:7 And
to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall
be revealed from heaven with his
mighty
angels,
2 Thess.1:11
Wherefore also we 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:
2 Thess. 2:9
[Even him], whose coming is after the
working of Satan with all
power
and signs and lying
wonders,
2 Tim. 1:7 For
God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power,
and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not you therefore
ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner:
but be you partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according
to the power
of God;
2 Tim. 3:5
Having a form of godliness, but denying the
power
thereof: from such turn away.
Heb. 1:3 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 on the right
hand of the Majesty on high;
Heb. 2:4 God
also bearing [them] witness, both with
signs and wonders,
and with divers
miracles, and gifts
of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Heb. 6:5 And
have tasted the good word of God, and the
powers
of the world to come,
Heb. 7:16 Who is
made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the
power
of an endless life.
Heb. 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received
strength
to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past
age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Heb. 11:34
Quenched the violence
of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were
made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies
of the aliens.
1 Pet. 1:5 Who
are kept by the power
of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the
last time.
1 Pet. 3:22 Who
is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
authorities and powers
being made subject unto him.
2 Pet. 1:3
According as his divine
power
has given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to
glory and virtue:
2 Pet. 1:16 For
we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made
known unto you the
power and coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Pet. 2:11
Whereas angels, which are greater in power and
might,
bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
Rev. 1:16 And he
had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a
sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun
shines in his strength.
Rev. 3:8 I know
your works: behold, I have set before you an open door, and no
man can shut it: for you have a little
strength,
and have kept my word, and have not denied my name.
Rev. 4:11 You
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and
power:
for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are
and were created.
Rev. 5:12 Saying
with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive
power,
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and
blessing.
Rev. 7:12
Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,
and honor, and power,
and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev. 11:17
Saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and
was, and art to come; because you have taken to you your great
power,
and have reigned.
Rev. 12:10 And I
heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and
strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the
accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our God day and night.
Rev. 13:2 And
the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were
as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his
power,
and his seat, and great authority.
Rev. 15:8 And
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from
his power;
and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven
plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Rev. 17:13 These
have one mind, and shall give their
power
and strength unto the beast.
Rev. 18:3 For
all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed
fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed
rich through the
abundance of her
delicacies.
Rev. 19:1 And
after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and
power,
unto the Lord our God: |
