Spiritual Authority

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

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

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven. — read the full passage →

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” — read the full passage →

For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages; — read the full passage →

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

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

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

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. — read the full passage →

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; — read the full passage →

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

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

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

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

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.” — read the full passage →

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

I also tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hadeswill not prevail against it.

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

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

For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

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

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

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

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

and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

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

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

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

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

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

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

“Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

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

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. — read the full passage →

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

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. — read the full passage →

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.