Quotes about Authority
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
— Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
— Mark 1:21
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
— Mark 1:22
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
— Mark 1:24
But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
— Mark 1:25
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!”
— Mark 1:27
And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
— Mark 1:34
Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning:
— Mark 1:43
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
— Mark 2:7
“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
— Mark 2:9
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
— Mark 2:10
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
— Mark 2:11