The best Bible verses for authority (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for authority (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life."John 17:2
"even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life."John 17:2
"And the devil said to Him, 'I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish."Luke 4:6
"And amazement came upon them all, and they [began] talking with one another saying, 'What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.'"Luke 4:36
"'But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,'-- He said to the paralytic-- 'I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.'"Luke 5:24
"'For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it.'"Luke 7:8
"And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases."Luke 9:1
"'Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you."Luke 10:19
"and they spoke, saying to Him, 'Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?'"Luke 20:2
"So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they [could] deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor."Luke 20:20
"And He said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'"Luke 22:25
"They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes."Mark 1:22
"They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, 'What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.'"Mark 1:27
"'But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins '-- He said to the paralytic,"Mark 2:10
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 (NASB) are John 17:2, Luke 4:6, Luke 4:32. 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 (NASB) 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 (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.