Bible Verses of Overcoming

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:21

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Romans 8:37

My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.

Psalms 92:11

You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

Psalms 91:13

I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.

Psalms 89:23

The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him.

Psalms 89:22

I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

Psalms 30:1

When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.

Psalms 27:2

for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

Proverbs 24:16

The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Proverbs 16:17

The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

Proverbs 15:24

The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 15:19

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Matthew 16:24

But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

Luke 11:22

“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.

Luke 11:21

I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

Luke 10:19

He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Luke 10:18

The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

Luke 10:17

But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

John 19:33

The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.

John 19:32

Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

John 19:31

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 19:30

A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus` lips.

John 19:29

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

John 19:28

and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

John 19:27

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,”

John 19:26

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother`s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

John 19:25

“Let`s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let`s decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.” So this is what the soldiers did.

John 19:24

When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

John 19:23

Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

John 19:22

The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,` but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

John 19:21

Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.

John 19:20

Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews.

John 19:19

There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

John 19:18

Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).

John 19:17

Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

John 19:16

But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

John 19:15

It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

John 19:14

When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge`s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha).

John 19:13

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”

John 19:12

Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

John 19:11

“Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don`t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

John 19:10

and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.

John 19:9

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,

John 19:8

The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

John 19:7

As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”

John 19:6

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

John 19:5

Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

John 19:4

and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.

John 19:3

The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe

John 19:2

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

John 19:1

They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.

John 18:40

But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews`?”

John 18:39

“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.

John 18:38

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

John 18:37

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

John 18:36

“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”

John 18:35

“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”

John 18:34

Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

John 18:33

This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.

John 18:32

Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” “But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected.

John 18:31

“If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”

John 18:30

So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

John 18:29

Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.

John 18:28

Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.

John 18:27

One of the high priest`s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn`t I see you with him in the garden?”

John 18:26

Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, “You aren`t one of his disciples too, are you?” He denied it, saying, “I am not.”

John 18:25

Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

John 18:24

“If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”

John 18:23

When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

John 18:22

Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”

John 18:21

“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

John 18:20

Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

John 18:19

It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.

John 18:18

“You aren`t one of this man`s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter. He replied, “I am not.”

John 18:17

but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

John 18:16

Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest`s courtyard,

John 18:15

Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.

John 18:14

and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

John 18:13

Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him

John 18:12

Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

John 18:11

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest`s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant`s name was Malchus.)

John 18:10

This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”

John 18:9

Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.”

John 18:8

Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

John 18:7

When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

John 18:6

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.)

John 18:5

Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

John 18:4

So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

John 18:3

Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.

John 18:2

When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.

John 18:1

I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

John 17:26

“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.

John 17:25

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

John 17:24

I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 17:23

I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—

John 17:22

that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

John 17:21

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

John 17:20

For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

John 17:19

As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.

John 17:18