Luke 18:27

Complete Jewish Bible

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

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."

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

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 One of the leaders asked him, "Good rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?" ¹⁹ Yeshua said to him, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good but God! ²⁰ You know the mitzvot — ‘Don't commit adultery, don't murder, don't steal, don't give false testimony, honor your father and mother, . . .' " ²¹ He replied, "I have kept all these since I was a boy." ²² On hearing this Yeshua said to him, "There is one thing you still lack. Sell whatever you have, distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me!" ²³ But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich. ²⁴ Yeshua looked at him and said, "How hard it is for people with wealth to enter the Kingdom of God! ²⁵ It's easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!" ²⁶ Those who heard this asked, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷ He said, "What is impossible humanly is possible with God."

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
Then Adonai , God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being.

Genesis 3:19
You will eat bread by the sweat of your forehead till you return to the ground — for you were taken out of it: you are dust, and you will return to dust."

Genesis 18:1
Adonai appeared to Avraham by the oaks of Mamre as he sat at the entrance to the tent during the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:2
He raised his eyes and looked, and there in front of him stood three men. On seeing them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, prostrated himself on the ground,

Genesis 18:6
Avraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quickly, three measures of the best flour! Knead it and make cakes."

Genesis 18:8
Then he took curds, milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it all before the men; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.

Genesis 18:30
He said, "I hope A donai won't be angry if I speak. What if thirty are found there?" He said, "I won't do it if I find thirty there."

Genesis 18:32
He said, "I hope A donai won't be angry if I speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "For the sake of the ten I won't destroy it."

Ezra 9:6
and said, "My God, I am ashamed. I blush to lift my face to you, my God! For our sins tower over our heads; our guilt reaches up to heaven.

Job 4:19
much more those living in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. They are crushed more easily than a worm;

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.