Bible Verses About Spiritual Authority
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for spiritual authority, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,400 votes, led by Luke 10:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Spiritual Authority
Luke 10:19705 votes
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 9:1474 votes
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Romans 13:1413 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Matthew 28:18412 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Hebrews 13:17372 votes
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
James 4:7332 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Matthew 18:18-20309 votes
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
1 John 4:4275 votes
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Matthew 16:15-19242 votes
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
2 Corinthians 10:3-5238 votes
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
Mark 16:17-18226 votes
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
John 10:27216 votes
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
1 John 3:8186 votes
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 5:4-5171 votes
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Deuteronomy 28:7166 votes
The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
Genesis 1:28164 votes
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Romans 12:1-21158 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
John 16:13156 votes
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
2 Corinthians 10:4110 votes
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Ephesians 6:10-17110 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Timothy 5:17105 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Acts 20:28104 votes
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Hebrews 4:12-13104 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Ephesians 6:1295 votes
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:1394 votes
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
What does the Bible say about spiritual authority?
Readers most often cite Luke 10:19 on the subject of spiritual authority. Across 10,400 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 9:1, Romans 13:1, Matthew 28:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.