Luke 1:37

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“For no word from God will ever fail.””

What this verse means

‘For no word from God will ever fail’—often rendered ‘nothing is impossible with God’; God’s promises and power know no limits.

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“For no word from God will ever fail.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For no word from God shall be void of power.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“because nothing shall be impossible with God.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:37 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 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.”
  2. Numbers 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.”
  3. 1 Kings 17:16The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
  4. Job 13:2What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
  5. 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!
  6. Jeremiah 32:27“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
  7. Zechariah 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.
  8. Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
  9. Mark 10:27Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
  10. Luke 18:27But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
  11. Philippians 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.

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