Luke 18:27

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
The things which	ὁ ho	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
are	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
impossible	ἀδύνατα adunata	G102	unable · adjective — nominative plural neuter
with	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
men	ἀνθρώποις anthrōpois	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative plural masculine
are possible	δυνατὰ dunata	G1415	powerful or capable (literally or figuratively) · adjective — nominative plural neuter
with	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
God	θεῷ theō	G2316	figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

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 the…
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,
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 inhabit…
Ephesians 2:4-10 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:18-30

In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse with a ruler, that had a good mind to be directed by him in the way to heaven. In which we may observe, 1. It is a blessed sight to see persons of distinction in the world distinguish themselves from others of their rank by their concern about their souls and another life. Luke takes notice of it that he was a ruler. Few of the rulers had any esteem for Christ, but here was one that had; whether a church or state ruler does not appear, but he was one in authority. 2. The great thing we are every one of us concerned to enquire after is what we shall do to get to heaven, what we shall do to inherit eternal life. This implies such a belief of an et…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:26

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

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:25

It as easier for a camel - Instead of καμηλον, a camel, S, and four other MSS., read καμιλον, a cable. See the same reading noticed on the parallel place, Mat 19:24 (note).

John Gill on Luke 18:27

And he said,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it: the things which are impossible with men, are possible with God; See Gill on Matthew 19:26.

John Calvin on Luke 18:24-27

Luke 18:24-27 Matthew 19:23-26 Mark 10:23-27 Luke 18:24-27 23. And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say to you, A rich man will with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24. Again I say to you, It is easier for a camel [630] to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25. And his disciples, when they had heard these things, were greatly amazed, [631] saying, Who then can be saved? 26. And Jesus, beholding them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 23. And when Jesus had looked around, he said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall they who have riches enter into the kingdom of G…

The Church Fathers

True enough; who can be ignorant of it? Who also can be unaware that "the things which are impossible with men are possible with God? " The foolish things also of the world hath God chosen to confound the things which are wise.
— Tertullian, Against Praxeas

It has learnt not to respect life; how much more food? [You ask] "How many have fulfilled these conditions? "But what with men is difficult, with God is easy. Let us, however, comfort ourselves about the gentleness and clemency of God in such wise, as not to indulge our "necessities" up to the point of affinities with idolatry, but to avoid even from afar every breath of it, as of a pestilence.
— Tertullian, On Idolatry

He said to them: What is impossible with men is possible with God. It is not to be understood in such a way that the greedy and the proud, who are signified by the name of that rich man, will enter the kingdom of heaven with their greed and pride, but it is possible for God that through His word (as we also see has been done and is done daily) they may be converted from the desire for temporal things to the love of eternal things, and from destructive pride to most salutary humility.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:18-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:26

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:25

John Gill on Luke 18:27

John Calvin on Luke 18:24-27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:18-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:26

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:25

John Gill on Luke 18:27

John Calvin on Luke 18:24-27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 18:27