Luke 18:27
25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
28 “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- KJV
- And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
- WEB
- But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
- ASV
- But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
- DARBY
- But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
- BLB
- And He said, “The things impossible with men are possible with God.”
- ÅB
- Men han sa: Det som er umulig for mennesker, er mulig for Gud.
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: “Det som er umulig for mennesker, er mulig for Gud.”
- B1930
- Men han sa: Det som er umulig for mennesker, er mulig for Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 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 contextMatthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Read in contextLuke 1:37
For no word from God will ever fail.”
Read in contextJob 42:2
“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
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 contextEphesians 1:19–20
and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
Read in contextDaniel 4:35
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Read in contextEphesians 2:4–10
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
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