Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
- BSB Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- NKJV But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- NASB And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- NLT Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
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- Jer 32:27“Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
- Luke 1:37For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
- Job 42:2“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained.
- Luke 18:27But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
- Mark 10:27Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
- Jer 32:17“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
- Gen 18:14Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son.”
- Ps 62:11God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.
- Num 11:23Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.”
- Zech 8:6Yahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.
- Ps 3:8Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah.
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