11 translations · Greek
Luke 1:37
For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
Luke 1:37 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
- KJV King James Version
- For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For no word from God will ever fail.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For no word from God shall be void of power.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because nothing will be impossible with God.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Nothing is impossible for God.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- for nothing shall be impossible with God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For with God nothing will be impossible.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Because no word shall be impossible with God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἀδυνατήσει | adynatēsei | fail | G101 ἀδυνατέω be impossible |
| παρὰ | para | from | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
| πᾶν | pan | will ever | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ῥῆμα | rhēma | word | G4487 ῥῆμα declaration |
Related verses
- Matthew 19:26
Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?
- Mark 10:27
Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
- Jeremiah 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,
- Luke 18:27
But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
- Genesis 18:14
Is 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.”
- Numbers 11:23
Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.”
- Philippians 3:21
who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
- Zechariah 8:6
Yahweh 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.
- Job 13:2
What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
35 The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.
36 Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
38 Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.
39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
Read all of Luke 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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