For no word from God will ever fail.”
Parallel translations
- WEB For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
- KJV For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- ESV For nothing will be impossible with God.”
- NKJV For with God nothing will be impossible.”
- NASB For nothing will be impossible with God.”
- NLT For the word of God will never fail.”
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Quick answer
Nothing God speaks is impossible. His word will surely come to pass.
Overview
This declaration grounds both miraculous births in the omnipotence of God. What seems impossible to humans is certain when God has spoken. It is a foundational assurance of God's power to accomplish all his saving purposes.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Matt 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Jer 32:27“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Mark 10:27Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
- Jer 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!
- Luke 18:27But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- Gen 18:14Is 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.”
- Num 11:23The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
- Phil 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Zech 8:6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Job 13:2What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
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