Jesus existed before all things, and then God became man and dwelt among us, but he was always here. Jesus is the Magnification of God on earth. Any time God is manifested on earth it is Jesus. It was Jesus who talked to Adam in the Garden. He was in the lion's den with Daniel, he talked to Samuel, he gave Moses the ten commandments, He appeared to Abraham at the terebinth trees of Mamre. Colossians 1:16-17
For by Him (JESUS) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
Heb 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God,
is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the
sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at
my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh,
that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Philip 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it
not robbery to be equal with God:
Ro 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord ,
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Rev 1:17-18 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.
And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not;
I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys
of hell and of death.
2 peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us
through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake
in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made
the worlds;
Heb 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;
Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Jesus forgives sin(Only God can forgive sins)
LUKE 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power
upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Mt 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on
earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Mr 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on
earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from
the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all
they that put their trust in him.
Psalms 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
until I make thine enemies thy footstool
Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy
name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified
thy word above all thy name.
Prov 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath
gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment?
Who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and
what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold,
a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
isaiah 43 :11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth.Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
luke 24:51 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not
only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give
eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
1Corinth 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by
the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus
is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost
Philip 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Philip 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.
Philip 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to
subdue all things unto himself.
Reference Section 2: Verses Showing Jesus is God
(This section provides an in-depth study of verses
showing Jesus is God)
Others viewed Jesus as God
1 Timothy 3:16 -Paul Said Jesus was God manifested in the flesh.
"And without controversy great
is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the nations, believed on
in the world, received up into glory."
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John 20:28 -Thomas called Jesus God.
"And Thomas answered, and said
unto him, My Lord and my God."
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Colosians 2:8,9 -Paul said Jesus was the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
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Christ. For in him
dwelleth all of the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
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Titus 2:13 -Paul said Jesus was God.
"Looking for that blessed
hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our savior,
Jesus Christ."
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Luke 8:39 -After Jesus healed a demon possessed man, Jesus said:
"Return to thine house, and
show what great things God hath done unto thee. And he went on his
way and published throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had
done unto him."
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Rom. 14:10b -12 -Paul uses the words Jesus and God interchangeably.
"For we shall all stand before
the judgment Seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith
the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to
God. So, then, "every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
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Luke 8:39 -After Jesus healed a demon possessed man, Jesus said:
"Return to thine house, and
show what great things God hath done unto thee. And he went on his way and
published throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done unto
him."
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Phil. 2:5b, 6 -Paul said Jesus was God.
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Jesus Christ, who being
in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God."
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The people around Jesus understood Jesus was claiming to be God
John 10:33 -The Jews felt Jesus was claiming to be God.
"The Jews answered him,
saying, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that
thou, being a man, makest thyself God."
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John 5:18 -The Jews felt Jesus was making himself equal with God.
"Therefore the Jews sought the
more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that
God was his Father, making himself equal with God."
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Jesus claimed to be God
John 10:30 - Jesus said He was part of God. He said,
"I and my Father are
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Exodus 3:14 -God identifies Himself to Moses by calling himself "I
AM." Twice Jesus refers to Himself as the "I AM." Those around
him knew exactly what he was saying and they were greatly offended.
"Jesus said
unto them, Verily verily, I say you, before Abraham was, I am.
Then they took up stones to cast at him
" (John 8:58, 59a)
"Whom seek
ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them I am
he. As soon as he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and
fell to the ground." (John 18:4b, 5, 6)
[Note: In the Bible, the word "he" is in italic. Whenever a word
was not in the original Greek or Hebrew, but was put in for clarity, the King
James translators put the word in italic. This was done so there would be no
misunderstanding about what was and was not part of the original text]
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Revelation 1:8 -18 -Jesus said, he is the Almighty Lord. The following is a
vision John had of Jesus. Verses 2, 13, 17,18 identify Jesus as the:
(v 2) "
testimony of Jesus
Christ
"
(v 8) "I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty."
(v 11) "Saying I am alpha and
Omega, the first and the last
"
(v 13) "And in the midst of
the seven lamp stands, one like the Son of man
"
(v 17b. 18a) "Fear not; I am
the first and the last; I am he that liveth and was dead
"
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Isaiah 44:6 -In Rev 1:11, Jesus says He is the first and the last.
Isa. 44:6 shows that the one who is "first and the last is actually God.
"Thus saith the Lord, the King
of Israel, and his redeemer, the Lord of host: I am the first, and I am the
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The Bible says Jesus is God
Hebrews 1:8 -God the Father said Jesus was God.
"Unto the Son he saith, Thy
throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is
the scepter of thy kingdom."
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Isaiah 9:6 -Jesus (the Messiah) is called the Mighty God.
"For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, the
Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace."
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Matthew 1:23 -Jesus is called Immanuel, which means "God with us."
"Behold, the virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel,
which, being interpreted, is God with us."
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Micah 5:2 -Jesus (the Messiah) is everlasting.
"But thou, Bethlehem,
Ephrathah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee
shall come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel, whose goings
forth have been from of old, from everlasting."
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Zechariah 12:10
-God uses the
first person (me) and the third person (him) to describe Himself as the
one who will be pierced.
And I will pour upon the house of David,
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of
supplications; and they shall look upon ME whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for HIM, as one mourneth for his only
son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for
his firstborn.
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John 1:1 -Jesus (the "Word") is God
"In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
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Revelation 22:6, 16 -The book of Revelation says that Jesus and God are the
same.
(v6) "And he said unto me,
These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy
prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which
must shortly be done."
(v 16) "I, Jesus, have
sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches
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Every knee will bow to both God and Jesus. Here are
verses talking about every knee bowing to God.
"Look unto
me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God and there is none else.
that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall
swear" (Isaiah 45:22,23b)
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Here are verses talking every knee bowing to Jesus.
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stand
before the Judgment Seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to
God." (Romans 14:10b, 11)
"That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow
and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." (Philippians 2:10a,11a)
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John 5:23 -We have to honor Jesus that same way as God the Father.
"That all men should honor the
Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth
not the Father who hath sent him."
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Both God and Jesus are called our "Savior."
Here are verses calling God our savior.
"
I am
He, before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be
after me. I, even I, am the Lord and besides me there is no savior."
(Isaiah 43:10b, 11)
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And there
is no God else beside me, a just God and Savior; there is none beside me."
(Isaiah 45:21b)
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Here are verses calling Jesus our savior.
Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
(Acts 4:12)
"But hath in due time manifested his word through preaching, which
is committed unto me according to the commandment of God, our
Savior;"
(Titus 1:3)
"Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn
the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things."
(Titus 2:10)
"But after the kindness and love of God, our Savior,
toward man appeared." (Titus 3:4)
"To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace, from God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior."
(Titus 1:4)
"Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ, our
Savior," (Titus 3:6)
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Both God and Jesus created all things. Here are
verses that say God created all things
"Ah,
Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy
great power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,"
l (Jeremiah 32:17, 18b)
Have we not all one
father? Hath not one God created us?" (Malachi 2:10b)
"Thus saith the
Lord, thy redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am the Lord who
maketh all things; who stretcheth forth the heavens alone; who spreadeth abroad
the earth by myself." (Isaiah 44:24)
"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of
the earth; and the Heavens are the worlds of thine hand." (Hebrews 1:10)
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Here are verses that say Jesus created all things
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Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
Thou
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou has
created all things, and for thy pleasure they were created."
(Revelation 4:8b, 11)
"All things were
made by him (Jesus), and without him was not anything made that was made."
(John 1:3)
"Who is
the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; For by him
all things were created, that are in heaven and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities,
or powers - all things were created by him and for him. And he is
before all things, and by him all things consist." (Col. 1:15, 16)
"Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom He hath
appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds."
(Hebrews 1:2)
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Both God and Jesus raised Jesus from the dead.
Here are verses that say God raised Jesus from the
dead.
"And to
wait for His Son from Heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even
Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come." (1 Thes. 1:10)
"But if the Spirit
of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised
up Christ from the dead shall also give life to your mortal bodies by
his Spirit that dwelleth in you." (Romans 8:11)
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Here are verses that say Jesus raised Himself
from the dead.
" Jesus answered, and said unto them Destroy this temple, and in
three days I will raise it up." (John 2:19)
"Therefore doeth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that
I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it
down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to
take it again." (John 10:17, 18a)
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