Greek word · G1849
ἐξουσία
exousia
authority
Appears 102 times in 93 verses of the Greek New Testament.
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Where it appears
Matthew · 10
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Matthew 7:29 ἐξουσίαν authority
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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Matthew 8:9 ἐξουσίαν authority
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Matthew 9:6 ἐξουσίαν authority
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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Matthew 9:8 ἐξουσίαν authority
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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Matthew 10:1 ἐξουσίαν authority
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
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Matthew 21:23 ἐξουσίᾳ ἐξουσίαν authority
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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Matthew 21:24 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 21:27 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 28:18 ἐξουσία authority
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Mark · 10
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Mark 1:22 ἐξουσίαν authority
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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Mark 1:27 ἐξουσίαν· authority;
All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
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Mark 2:10 ἐξουσίαν authority
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
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Mark 3:15 ἐξουσίαν authority
and to have authority to drive out demons.
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Mark 6:7 ἐξουσίαν authority
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
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Mark 11:28 ἐξουσίᾳ ἐξουσίαν authority
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
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Mark 11:29 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Mark 11:33 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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Mark 13:34 ἐξουσίαν, authority,
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Luke · 16
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Luke 4:6 ἐξουσίαν authority
“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
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Luke 4:32 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
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Luke 4:36 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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Luke 5:24 ἐξουσίαν authority
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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Luke 7:8 ἐξουσίαν authority
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Luke 9:1 ἐξουσίαν authority
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
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Luke 10:19 ἐξουσίαν authority
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
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Luke 12:5 ἐξουσίαν authority
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
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Luke 12:11 ἐξουσίας, authorities,
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
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Luke 19:17 ἐξουσίαν having authority
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
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Luke 20:2 ἐξουσίᾳ ἐξουσίαν authority
“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
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Luke 20:8 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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Luke 20:20 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
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Luke 22:53 ἐξουσία power
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
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Luke 23:7 ἐξουσίας jurisdiction
And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
John · 8
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John 1:12 ἐξουσίαν authority
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
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John 5:27 ἐξουσίαν authority
And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
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John 10:18 ἐξουσίαν ἐξουσίαν Authority, authority
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
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John 17:2 ἐξουσίαν authority
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
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John 19:10 ἐξουσίαν ἐξουσίαν authority
So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
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John 19:11 ἐξουσίαν authority
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
Acts · 7
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Acts 1:7 ἐξουσίᾳ, authority,
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
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Acts 5:4 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
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Acts 8:19 ἐξουσίαν authority
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
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Acts 9:14 ἐξουσίαν authority
And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
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Acts 26:10 ἐξουσίαν authority
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
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Acts 26:12 ἐξουσίας [the] authority
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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Acts 26:18 ἐξουσίας power
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Romans · 5
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Romans 9:21 ἐξουσίαν authority
Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
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Romans 13:1 ἐξουσίαις ἐξουσία to the authorities, authority
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
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Romans 13:2 ἐξουσίᾳ authority
Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
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Romans 13:3 ἐξουσίαν; authority?
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
1 Corinthians · 10
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1 Corinthians 7:37 ἐξουσίαν authority
But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
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1 Corinthians 8:9 ἐξουσία right
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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1 Corinthians 9:4 ἐξουσίαν [the] right
Have we no right to food and to drink?
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1 Corinthians 9:5 ἐξουσίαν authority
Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
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1 Corinthians 9:6 ἐξουσίαν permission
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
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1 Corinthians 9:12 ἐξουσίας ἐξουσίᾳ authority, right
If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 9:18 ἐξουσίᾳ right
What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
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1 Corinthians 11:10 ἐξουσίαν authority
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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1 Corinthians 15:24 ἐξουσίαν authority
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
2 Corinthians · 2
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2 Corinthians 10:8 ἐξουσίας authority
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
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2 Corinthians 13:10 ἐξουσίαν authority
This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
Ephesians · 4
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Ephesians 1:21 ἐξουσίας authority
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
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Ephesians 2:2 ἐξουσίας authority
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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Ephesians 3:10 ἐξουσίαις authorities
His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
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Ephesians 6:12 ἐξουσίας, authorities,
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Colossians · 4
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Colossians 1:13 ἐξουσίας dominion
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
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Colossians 1:16 ἐξουσίαι· authorities;
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
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Colossians 2:10 ἐξουσίας· authority;
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
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Colossians 2:15 ἐξουσίας authorities
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
2 Thessalonians · 1
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2 Thessalonians 3:9 ἐξουσίαν, [the] right,
Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
Titus · 1
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Titus 3:1 ἐξουσίαις to authorities
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Hebrews · 1
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Hebrews 13:10 ἐξουσίαν authority
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
1 Peter · 1
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1 Peter 3:22 ἐξουσιῶν authorities
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Jude · 1
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Jude 1:25 ἐξουσία authority
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
Revelation · 21
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Revelation 2:26 ἐξουσίαν authority
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
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Revelation 6:8 ἐξουσία authority
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
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Revelation 9:3 ἐξουσία, ἐξουσίαν power,, power
And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
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Revelation 9:10 ἐξουσία power
They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
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Revelation 9:19 ἐξουσία power
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
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Revelation 11:6 ἐξουσίαν ἐξουσίαν power
These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
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Revelation 12:10 ἐξουσία authority
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
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Revelation 13:2 ἐξουσίαν authority
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
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Revelation 13:4 ἐξουσίαν authority
They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
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Revelation 13:5 ἐξουσία authority
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
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Revelation 13:7 ἐξουσία authority
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
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Revelation 13:12 ἐξουσίαν authority
And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
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Revelation 14:18 ἐξουσίαν authority
Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
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Revelation 16:9 ἐξουσίαν authority
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
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Revelation 17:12 ἐξουσίαν authority
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast.
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Revelation 17:13 ἐξουσίαν authority
These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
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Revelation 18:1 ἐξουσίαν authority
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
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Revelation 20:6 ἐξουσίαν, power,
Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
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Revelation 22:14 ἐξουσία right
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
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