Luke 18:27

Contemporary English Version

Jesus replied, "There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

King James Version (1611)
And he said, The things which are vnpossible with men, are possible with God.

King James Version
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

English Standard Version
But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."

New American Standard Bible
But He said, "The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "The things impossible for people are possible for God."

Amplified Bible
But He said, "The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He said, "The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."

Legacy Standard Bible
But He said, "The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."

Complete Jewish Bible
He said, "What is impossible humanly is possible with God."

Darby Translation
But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "God can do things that are not possible for people to do."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said, The things which are vnpossible with men, are possible with God.

George Lamsa Translation
But Jesus said, Those things which are impossible to men are possible to God.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "What is humanly impossible is possible for God."

Lexham English Bible
But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

Literal Translation
But He said, The things impossible with men are possible with God.

American Standard Version
But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Bible in Basic English
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.

Hebrew Names Version
But he said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu said, Those (things) which with the sons of men are not possible, with Aloha are possible to be done.

Murdock Translation
And Jesus said: Those things which, with men, cannot be, with God, can be.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde: The thynges which are vnpossible wih men, are possible with God.

English Revised Version
But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

World English Bible
But he said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said, The things impossible with men, are possible with God.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Things impossible with man," He replied, "are possible with God."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Tho thingis that ben impossible anentis men, ben possible anentis God.

Update Bible Version
But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he said, The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God.

New English Translation
He replied, "What is impossible for mere humans is possible for God."

New King James Version
But He said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

New Living Translation
He replied, "What is impossible for people is possible with God."

New Life Bible
Jesus said, "God can do things men cannot do."

New Revised Standard
He replied, "What is impossible for mortals is possible for God."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he, said - The things impossible with men, are, possible with God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He said to them: The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.

Revised Standard Version
But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde: Thinges which are vnpossible with men are possible with God.

Young's Literal Translation
and he said, `The things impossible with men are possible with God.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he sayde: loke what is vnpossible with me, is possible with God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answer'd, by divine assistance men may do that which would be otherwise impossible.

THE MESSAGE
"No chance at all," Jesus said, "if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "It is impossible for man to get in on his own, but all things are possible with God."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ An important man asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to have eternal life?" ¹⁹ Jesus said, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not tell lies about others. Respect your father and mother.'" ²¹ He told Jesus, "I have obeyed all these commandments since I was a young man." ²² When Jesus heard this, he said, "There is one thing you still need to do. Go and sell everything you own! Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and be my follower." ²³ When the man heard this, he was sad, because he was very rich. ²⁴ Jesus saw how sad the man was. So he said, "It's terribly hard for rich people to get into God's kingdom! ²⁵ In fact, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God's kingdom." ²⁶ When the crowd heard this, they asked, "How can anyone ever be saved?" ²⁷ Jesus replied, "There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 1:37, Genesis 18:14, Job 42:2, Jeremiah 32:17, Daniel 4:35, Zechariah 8:6, Matthew 19:26, Ephesians 1:19, Ephesians 1:20, Ephesians 2:4-10

Reciprocal: Matthew 17:20 - nothing Mark 10:24 - astonished Mark 10:27 - With men Acts 26:8 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
The Lord God took a handful of soil and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

Genesis 3:19
You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil."

Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.

Genesis 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,

Genesis 18:6
Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a large sack of flour and make some bread."

Genesis 18:8
He then served his guests some yogurt and milk together with the meat. While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees,

Genesis 18:30
Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord , if I ask you what you will do if there are only thirty good people in the city." "If I find thirty," the Lord replied, "I still won't destroy it."

Genesis 18:32
Finally, Abraham said, "Please don't get angry, Lord , if I speak just once more. Suppose you find only ten good people there." "For the sake of ten good people," the Lord told him, "I still won't destroy the city."

Ezra 9:6
and prayed: I am much too ashamed to face you, Lord God. Our sins and our guilt have swept over us like a flood that reaches up to the heavens.

Job 4:19
Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it:

the things which are impossible with men, are possible with God;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.