The best Bible verses for power for study include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for power for study, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."1 Corinthians 1:18
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."1 Corinthians 1:18
"but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."1 Corinthians 1:24
"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,"1 Corinthians 2:4
"But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have."1 Corinthians 4:19
"When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,"1 Corinthians 5:4
"to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues."1 Corinthians 12:10
"Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power."1 Corinthians 15:24
"it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;"1 Corinthians 15:43
"who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."1 Peter 1:5
"who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him."1 Peter 3:22
"because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake."1 Thessalonians 1:5
A verse used for power for study works differently from one you read once. It gets returned to, repeated, and sat with — so it needs enough depth to reward a second and tenth reading, and enough clarity that you are not decoding it every time.
The 15 passages here hold up to repetition. Each is short enough to carry from memory and substantial enough that it does not wear out.
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The most-cited Bible verses for power for study are 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 2:4. 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 power for study 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 power for study, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.