Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
KJV
ἐμβλέψας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν, παρὰ δὲ θεῷ δυνατά πάντα.
Greek NT
Aspiciens autem Jesus, dixit illis : Apud homines hoc impossibile est : apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.
Vulgate
And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
ASV
And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δυνατός
dunatos
adjective · 32×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀδύνατος
adunatos
adjective · 10×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐμβλέπω
emblepo
verb · 11×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
§308The truth that God is at work in all the actions of his creatures is inseparable from faith in God the Creator. God is the first cause who operates in and through secondary causes: "For God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."171 Far from diminishing the creature's dignity, this truth enhances it. Drawn from nothingness by God's power, wisdom and …
§2053To this first reply Jesus adds a second: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."2 This reply does not do away with the first: following Jesus Christ involves keeping the Commandments. the Law has not been abolished,3 but rather man is invited to rediscover it in the person of his Maste…
§2841This petition is so important that it is the only one to which the Lord returns and which he develops explicitly in the Sermon on the Mount.137 This crucial requirement of the covenant mystery is impossible for man. But "with God all things are possible."138 . . . as we forgive those who trespass against us
2. Do you see how many prizes, how many crowns, He appoints for this race? If he had been tempting, He would not have told him these things. But now He both says it, and in order to draw him on, He also shows him the reward to be great, and leaves it all to his own will, by all means throwing into the shade that which seemed to be grievous in His advice. Wherefore even before m…
And to any thoughtful person would anything appear more incredible, than, if we were not in the body, and some one were to say that it was possible that from a small drop of human seed bones and sinews and flesh be formed into a shape such as we see? For let this now be said hypothetically: if you yourselves were not such as you now are, and born of such parents [and causes], a…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:6 — And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
- 1Sam 14:6 — And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the L
- Dan 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
- Gen 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Gen 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Gen 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Gen 22:8 — And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
- Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- Jer 32:27 — Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
- Jer 32:27 — Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
- Job 42:2 — I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
- Job 42:2 — I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
- Luke 1:37 — For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- Luke 1:37 — For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- Luke 18:27 — And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
- Luke 18:27 — And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
- Mark 10:27 — And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
- Mark 10:27 — And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
- Matt 19:24 — And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Num 11:23 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
- Num 11:23 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
- Ps 3:8 — Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
- Ps 62:11 — God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
- Rom 4:21 — And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- Zech 8:6 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.