Bible Strands
Luke 1:37
For no word from God will ever fail.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The angel Gabriel addresses Mary during the Annunciation, immediately after noting Elizabeth’s sixth-month pregnancy. The statement follows the announcement that Mary will conceive and bear a son.
The words — The Greek construction ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ θεοῦ πᾶν ῥῆμα (adunatēsei para theou pan rhēma) literally renders "no declaration will be impossible with God." The verb ἀδυνατήσει (adunatēsei) denotes a lack of power to accomplish.
The thread — The text parallels Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27, and Jeremiah 32:27. Each passage contrasts human inability with God’s capacity to fulfill what circumstances render unattainable.
Why it lands — The text asserts that divine promises operate independently of human capacity or timing. It requires the reader to align expectation with God’s spoken word rather than observable conditions.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Cross-references
- Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
- Jeremiah 32:17 “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Luke 18:27 But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- Genesis 18:14 Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Numbers 11:23 The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
- Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Zechariah 8:6 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Job 13:2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.