Luke 1:37
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
For no word from God will ever fail.”
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
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Compare
- BSB
- For no word from God will ever fail.”
- KJV
- For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- WEB
- For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
- ASV
- For no word from God shall be void of power.
- DARBY
- for nothing shall be impossible with God.
- BLB
- For not any word will be impossible with God.”
- ÅB
- For ingen ting er umulig for Gud.
- OTB
- For ingenting er umulig for Gud.”
- B1930
- For ingen ting er umulig for Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Read in contextJeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
Read in contextMark 10:27
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Read in contextJeremiah 32:17
“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
Read in contextLuke 18:27
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Read in contextGenesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
Read in contextNumbers 11:23
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
Read in contextPhilippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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