Bible on Strength

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.

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. The Revelation of Saint John the Divine

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.

And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.