INDEX

SEMINAR & RETREAT

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Kmowledge

Might

Healing

Miracles

Interpretation of
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SFAMDS

MIGHT

A Gift of the Holy Spirit

Genesis 17

And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!"

Genesis 26

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful."

So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "She is really your wife! Why did you say, `She is my sister'?" Isaac answered him, "Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her."

Then Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

Genesis 42

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.

Genesis 49

"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Exodus 9

But I have raised you up ^[1] for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

Exodus 13

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."

Exodus 16

As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna in front of the Testimony, that it might be kept.

Exodus 29

They will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

Exodus 33

Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."

For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, `You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.'"

Leviticus 5:4

"`Or if a person thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil--in any matter one might carelessly swear about--even though he is unaware of it, in any case when he learns of it he will be guilty.

Deuteronomy 4

You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.

Deuteronomy 5

Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

Deuteronomy 6

The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.

Deuteronomy 8

He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.

Deuteronomy 19

Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought.

Deuteronomy 29

You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

Joshua 4

He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God."

Joshua 11

For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Joshua 22

"No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, `What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you--you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.' So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.

Judges 9

God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal's seventy sons, the shedding of their blood, might be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

Judges 14

The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

Judges 16

Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

Judges 18

In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

Ruth 2

Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with his girls, because in someone else's field you might be harmed."

Ruth 4

At this, the kinsman-redeemer said, "Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it."

1 Samuel 18

David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

1 Samuel 27

He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, "They might inform on us and say, `This is what David did.'" And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.

2 Samuel 6

David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD, with songs ^[1] and with harps, lyres, tambourines, sistrums and cymbals.

David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might,

1 Kings 2

King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him--after all, he is my older brother--yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!"

1 Kings 19

while he himself went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors."

2 Kings 23:33

Pharaoh Neco put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath ^[1] so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents ^[2] of silver and a talent ^[3] of gold.

1 Chronicles 13

David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.

1 Chronicles 6

the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

1 Chronicles 20

In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot--twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.

1 Chronicles 23

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 25

the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives,

Ezra 8

and I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his kinsmen, the temple servants in Casiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.

There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

Esther 8

The king's edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate any armed force of any nationality or province that might attack them and their women and children; and to plunder the property of their enemies.

Esther 10

And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?

Job 3

Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?

Job 6

"Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,

Job 9

"He is not a man like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court.

Job 13

Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive men?

Job 30

You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me.

Job 34

Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!

Job 38

that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?

Psalms 21

Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.

Psalms 54

Psalm 54 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A ^[1] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"

Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.

Psalms 59

But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, ^[2] or my people will forget. In your might make them wander about, and bring them down.

Psalms 68

When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from ^[3] the rebellious-- that you, ^[4] O LORD God, might dwell there.

Psalms 71

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.

Psalms 78

He sent [the ark of] his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

Psalms 80

before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.

Psalms 105

that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.^]

Psalms 119

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

101

I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.

Psalms 125

The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.

Psalms 132

arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.

Psalms 145

They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, ^[1] where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

Isaiah 6

Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. ^[1] Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."

Isaiah 44

The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint.

Isaiah 47

You said, `I will continue forever-- the eternal queen!' But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.

Isaiah 51

Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?

Isaiah 63

Look down from heaven and see from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.

Jeremiah 9

Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.

Jeremiah 16

"Therefore I will teach them-- this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD.

Jeremiah 49

This is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

Ezekiel 20

I let them become defiled through their gifts--the sacrifice of every firstborn ^[1]--that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the LORD.'

Ezekiel 36

this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.'

Daniel 2

At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.

He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;

Daniel 5

While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father ^[1] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.

Daniel 6

with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss.

A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel's situation might not be changed.

Daniel 11

He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans ^[2] will not succeed or help him.

Joel 3

They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine that they might drink.

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, that you might send them far from their homeland.

Micah 3:8

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.

Zechariah 4:6

So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: `Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.

Matthew 12

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

Matthew 13

For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' ^[1]

Matthew 15

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, `Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'

Matthew 26

Jesus replied, "Friend, do what you came for." ^[2] Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.

Matthew 27

When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Mark 3

Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

He appointed twelve--designating them apostles ^[1]--that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

Mark 4

so that, "`they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!' ^[2]"

Mark 7

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: `Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

Mark 14

Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.

Mark 16

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body.

Luke 1

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

Luke 3

The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. ^[1]

Luke 6

But they were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 11

waiting to catch him in something he might say.

Luke 20

Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

Luke 22

And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.

They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who

John 1

He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.

I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."

John 9

"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.

John 11

But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone found out where Jesus was, he should report it so that they might arrest him.

John 17

For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.

John 19

"Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will

Acts 5

As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Acts 7

who enjoyed God's favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. ^[1]

Acts 8

When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

Acts 9

As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

Acts 15

After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: "Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

Acts 27

The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.

Acts 28

Romans 1

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

Romans 3

Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?"

Romans 4

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

Romans 5

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, ^[1] that we should no longer be slaves to sin--

Romans 7

So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.

Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

Romans 8

in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 9

Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad--in order that God's purpose in election might stand:

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." ^[2]

Romans 14

For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

Romans 15

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 16

but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him--

1 Corinthians 2

so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

1 Corinthians 4

Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings--and that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that we might be kings with you!

1 Corinthians 9

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

2 Corinthians 1

Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

Because I was confident of this, I planned to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.

2 Corinthians 2

in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

2 Corinthians 5

God made him who had no sin to be sin ^[1] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 8

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.

2 Corinthians 11

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.

Galatians 1

to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man,

Galatians 2

We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.

Galatians 3

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ ^[1] that we might be justified by faith.

Galatians 4

to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

Ephesians 1

in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 2

in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully

And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1

But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.

1 Timothy 6

who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.

Titus 1

The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint ^[1] elders in every town, as I directed you.

Titus 3

so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

Philemon 1:15

Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good—

Hebrews 2

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--

For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for ^[1] the sins of the people.

Hebrews 7

One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

Hebrews 11

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

James 1:18

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

1 Peter 2

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 4

For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.

1 John 3

But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.

1 John 4

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son^] into the world that we might live through him.

Revelation 12

His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.

The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.

The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.