Bible Verses About Power of Collective Action

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

For the body is not one member, but many.

But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

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.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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,

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.