25 Bible Verses about Strength, Spiritual

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in his mighty power.

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you. But do you remain in the city of Jerusalem, till you be clothed with power from on high.

But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.

that he may grant to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be mightily strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and strengthen you in every good word and work.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry;

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Do you, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus;

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace; to Him who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

But, by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace, which was bestowed on me, has not been bestowed in vain: but I have labored more abundantly than they all; not I, how ever, but the grace of God which was with me.

Be not carried away by various and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be strengthened with grace, not with meats, which have not profited those who were occupied with them.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:

And, lest I should be too much exalted by the excellence of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be too much exalted. With regard to this, I three times entreated the Lord that it might leave me; and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.read more.
For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

Then came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, who persuaded the multitudes; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But while the disciples were standing around him, he arose, and went into the city. And on the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe;

We are pressed on all sides, yet not restrained; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in our body the violent death of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our body.read more.
For we who live are continually delivered up to death for Jesus sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So, then, death is active in us, but life in you.

and having spoiled the principalities and authorities, he made a show of them openly by triumphing over them through it.

And what further shall I say? For the time would fail me, were I to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah, of David also and Samuel, and of the prophets, who, through faith, subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.read more.
Women received their dead raised to life again: but others were beat to death, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection; others had trial of mockings and scourgings, bonds also, and imprisonments. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in. sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, oppressed with evils, (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and in caverns, and in dens of the earth.

Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed, saying: My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.

that, as it is written: He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

But may I never boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

So, then, we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man will do to me.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.

nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others; though we could have been burdensome as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you. As a nurse nourishes her children, so, having a strong affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives also, because you had become dear to us.