The best Bible verses for authority (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for authority (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling."2 Peter 2:10
"He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling."2 Peter 2:10
"So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority."Colossians 2:10
"Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else — not only in this world but also in the world to come."Ephesians 1:21
"I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah."Isaiah 22:21
"the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?"Jeremiah 5:31
"But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”"John 2:18
"No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”"John 10:18
"For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him."John 17:2
"“I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please."Luke 4:6
"Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”"Luke 4:36
"So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”"Luke 5:24
"I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”"Luke 7:8
"One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases."Luke 9:1
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 (NLT) are 2 Peter 2:10, Colossians 2:10, Ephesians 1:21. 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.