The best Bible verses for authority (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for authority (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"That set everyone back on their heels, whispering and wondering, "What's going on here? Someone whose words make things happen? Someone who orders demonic spirits to get out and they go?""Luke 4:36
"That set everyone back on their heels, whispering and wondering, "What's going on here? Someone whose words make things happen? Someone who orders demonic spirits to get out and they go?""Luke 4:36
"Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home.""Luke 5:24
"I'm a man under orders; I also give orders. I tell one soldier, 'Go,' and he goes; another, 'Come,' and he comes; my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it.""Luke 7:8
"Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases."Luke 9:1
"See what I've given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you."Luke 10:19
"him and demanded, "Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to speak and act like this?""Luke 20:2
"Watching for a chance to get him, they sent spies who posed as honest inquirers, hoping to trick him into saying something that would get him in trouble with the law."Luke 20:20
"But Jesus intervened: "Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles."Luke 22:25
"They were surprised at his teaching—so forthright, so confident—not quibbling and quoting like the religion scholars."Mark 1:22
"Everyone there was incredulous, buzzing with curiosity. "What's going on here? A new teaching that does what it says? He shuts up defiling, demonic spirits and sends them packing!""Mark 1:27
"Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both..." (he looked now at the paraplegic),"Mark 2:10
"Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition."Mark 6:7
"Jesus got them together to settle things down. "You've observed how godless rulers throw their weight around," he said, "and when people get a little power how quickly it goes to their heads."Mark 10:42
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for authority (MSG) are Luke 4:36, Luke 5:24, Luke 7:8. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to authority (MSG) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for authority (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.