Luke 18 · Verse 27

Luke 18:27

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Luke 18:27, King James Version

Luke 18:27 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
WEBBut he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
ASVBut he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
YLTand he said, ‘The things impossible with men are possible with God.'
DARBYBut he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
BBEBut he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
WebsterThen he said, The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God.

What does Luke 18:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:26-27

26-27. For, &c.--"At that rate none can be saved": "Well, it does pass human power, but not divine."

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 27.

(p) Jer 32:17, Zech 8:6, Lk 1:37

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 18:18-30

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…

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Luke 18:27 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
εἶπεν·eipenHe said;G2036
τὰtaThe [things]G3588
ἀδύναταadunataimpossibleG102
παρὰparawithG3844
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenG444
δυνατὰdunatapossibleG1415
παρὰparawithG3844
τῷtō<the>G3588
θεῷtheōGodG2316
ἐστιν.¶estinare.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 18:27

  • Jeremiah 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:

  • Matthew 19:26

    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

  • Luke 1:37

    For with God nothing shall be impossible.

  • Job 42:2

    I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

  • Genesis 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.

  • Ephesians 1:19-20

    And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

  • Daniel 4:35

    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Ephesians 2:4-10

    But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. …

  • Zechariah 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:37; Ge 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer 32:17; Da 4:35; Zec 8:6; Mt 19:26
Eph 1:19,20; 2:4-10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 18:26

    And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

  • Luke 18:27

    And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

  • Luke 18:28

    Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

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Luke 18:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él les dijo: Lo que es imposible para con los hombres, posible es para Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il dit: Les choses qui sont impossibles aux hommes, sont possibles à Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber sprach: Was bei Menschen unmöglich ist, ist möglich bei Gott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ait illis: Quæ impossibilia sunt apud homines, possibilia sunt apud Deum.