The best Bible verses for power powerful include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for power powerful, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen."1 Peter 5:11
"quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies."Hebrews 11:34
"See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him."Isaiah 40:10
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."Ephesians 6:12
"Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."Isaiah 40:26
"For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man,"Romans 8:3
"For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power."1 Corinthians 1:17
"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
These are the passages people actually reach for — the ones quoted at services, written in cards, and remembered years after they were first heard. That is not an accident of marketing; verses become well known because they say something clearly and completely in a small space.
All 15 are here for that reason. Each carries its meaning on its own, without requiring the reader to have the surrounding chapter in mind.
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The most-cited Bible verses for power powerful are 1 Peter 5:11, Hebrews 11:34, Isaiah 40:10. 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 powerful 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 powerful, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.