Bible Verses About Powerlessness

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:

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.

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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.

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?