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Luke 18:27
27But Yeshua said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”
Luke 18:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Context of Luke 18:27
25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26Then those who heard said, “Then who can be saved?” But Yeshua said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” 28Then Peter said, “Look, we’ve left everything of our own to follow You.” 29And Yeshua said to them, “Amen, I tell you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐστιν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 18:27
- Luke 1:37For nothing will be impossible with God.”
- Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for Adonai? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Job 42:2“I know You can do all things; no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.
- Jeremiah 32:17“Ah, my Lord Adonai! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm—nothing is too hard for You!
- Zechariah 8:6“Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, ‘It may seem difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, but will it also be difficult in My eyes?’—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
- Matthew 19:26And looking, Yeshua said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Ephesians 1:19and what is His exceedingly great power toward us who keep trusting Him—in keeping with the working of His mighty strength.
- Ephesians 2:4But God was rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
Commentaries on Luke 18:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The point of this whole event is that salvation is impossible by human effort, but possible by the grace of God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. For, &c.--"At that rate none can be saved": "Well, it does pass human power, but not divine."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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