spiritual authority
What does the Bible say about spiritual authority? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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19Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the powers of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
1Then calling together the twelve Apostles, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases.
18And Jesus, drawing near, spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
1Let every soul be subject to higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God and those who have been ordained by God.
17Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.
7Therefore, be subject to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
18Amen I say to you, whatever you will have bound on earth, shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you will have released on earth, shall be released also in heaven. 19Again I say to you, that if two of those among you have agreed on earth, about anything whatsoever that they have requested, it shall be done for them by my Father, who is in heaven. 20For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst.”
4Little sons, you are of God, and so you have overcome him. For he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
15Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter responded by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17And in response, Jesus said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father, who is in heaven. 18And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. 19And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound, even in heaven. And whatever you shall release on earth shall be released, even in heaven.”
3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not battle according to the flesh. 4For the weapons of our battles are not carnal, yet still they are powerful with God, unto the destruction of fortifications: tearing down every counsel 5and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God, and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,
17Now these signs will accompany those who believe. In my name, they shall cast out demons. They will speak in new languages. 18They will take up serpents, and, if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they will be well.”
27My sheep hear my voice. And I know them, and they follow me.
8Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.
4For all that is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world: our faith. 5Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God!
7The Lord will grant that your enemies, who rise up against you, will fall down in your sight. They will come against you by one way, and they will flee from your face by seven ways.