They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.”

When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

We know that since Christ has been raised from the dead, he is never going to die again; death no longer has mastery over him.

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations –

Abram said to Sarai, “Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.

The Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

Then, as soon as the copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read in the presence of Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they proceeded promptly to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped them with threat of armed force.

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea:

I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, “The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him.”

When the men of Ai turned around, they saw the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.