The best Bible verses for power (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for power (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"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
"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
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."2 Corinthians 4:7
"in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;"2 Corinthians 6:7
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."2 Corinthians 10:4
"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me."2 Corinthians 12:9
"since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you."2 Corinthians 13:3
"For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him to serve you."2 Corinthians 13:4
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 power (NIV) are 1 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Corinthians 6:14, 1 Corinthians 12:10. 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 (NIV) 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 (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.