Omnipotence of God

The omnipotence of God is his unlimited power. God is the Almighty, who made heaven and earth by his power and does whatever he pleases; nothing is too hard for him, and with him all things are possible.

God Almighty

• Genesis 17:1
  And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
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• Revelation 19:6
  And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
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• Revelation 4:8
  And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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• Job 42:2
  I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
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Nothing is too hard for God

• Jeremiah 32:17
  Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
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• Jeremiah 32:27
  Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
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• Genesis 18:14
  Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
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• Luke 1:37
  For with God nothing shall be impossible.For no word from God will ever fail.”
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• Matthew 19:26
  But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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Power shown in creation

• Psalm 33:6-9
  ⁶By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. ⁷He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. ⁸Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ⁹For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
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• Isaiah 40:26
  Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
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• Romans 1:20
  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
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• Hebrews 1:3
  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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He does whatever he pleases

• Daniel 4:35
  And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
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• Psalm 115:3
  But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
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• Isaiah 46:9-10
  ⁹Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. ¹⁰Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
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• 1 Chronicles 29:11-12
  ¹¹Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. ¹²Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
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His power toward believers

• Ephesians 3:20
  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,Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
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• Ephesians 1:19-20
  ¹⁹And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength, ²⁰Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
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• 2 Corinthians 12:9
  And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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• Isaiah 40:28-29
  ²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. ²⁹He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
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See also

• Sovereignty of God
• Omnipresence of God
• Omniscience of God
• Creation
• Strength

Notes

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