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But with God everything is possible.” <a href="/esv/matthew/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/blb/matthew/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus having looked on them, said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." <a href="/kjv/matthew/19.htm">King James Bible</a> But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/19.htm">New King James Version</a> But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> And looking at them Jesus said to them, &#8220With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And looking upon them Jesus said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/amp/matthew/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Jesus looked at them and said, “With people [as far as it depends on them] it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/csb/matthew/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But Jesus looked at them and said, &#8220With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. <a href="/cev/matthew/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus looked straight at them and said, "There are some things people cannot do, but God can do anything." <a href="/erv/matthew/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. <a href="/gwt/matthew/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus looked at them and said, "It is impossible for people [to save themselves], but everything is possible for God." <a href="/gnt/matthew/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus looked straight at them and answered, "This is impossible for human beings, but for God everything is possible." <a href="/isv/matthew/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus looked at them intently and said, "For humans this is impossible, but for God all things are possible." <a href="/msb/matthew/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and said, ?With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.? <a href="/net/matthew/19.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and replied, "This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible." <a href="/nheb/matthew/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Looking at them, Jesus said, "With humans this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." <a href="/wbt/matthew/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But Jesus beheld them, and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. <a href="/wey/matthew/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible." <a href="/web/matthew/19.htm">World English Bible</a> Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/blb/matthew/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus having looked on them, said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." <a href="/ylt/matthew/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' <a href="/slt/matthew/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus having looked up said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But Jesus, gazing at them, said to them: “With men, this is impossible. But with God, all things are possible.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/19.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus looked at them and said, For men this is impossible, but for God everything is possible. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua gazed at them and he said to them, “This is impossible with the children of men, but everything is possible with God.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: "With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.<CM> <a href="/godbey/matthew/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus looking on them said; <FR>With men this is impossible; but all things are possible with God.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus looking upon them, said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but Jesus looking at them, said, however impracticable this is to men, all things are possible to God. <a href="/wey/matthew/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible." <a href="/worrell/matthew/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, <FR>"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But Jesus looking upon them said unto them, <FR>With men this is impossible, but with God all <Fr>things<FR> are possible.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/19-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=5583" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/19.htm">The Rich Young Man</a> …25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” 26<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1689.htm" title="1689: Emblepsas (V-APA-NMS) -- From en and blepo; to look on, i.e. to observe fixedly, or to discern clearly.">looked at them</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="3844: Para (Prep) -- Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. ">“With</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpois (N-DMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/102.htm" title="102: adynaton (Adj-NNS) -- Of persons: incapable; of things: impossible; either the inability, or that which is impossible. Passively, impossible.">impossible,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="3844: para (Prep) -- Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all things are</a> <a href="/greek/1415.htm" title="1415: dynata (Adj-NNP) -- (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible.">possible.” </a> 27“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a> For no word from God will ever fail.” <a href="/mark/10-27.htm">Mark 10:27</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> 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.” <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a> “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a> “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted. <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a> Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a> The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.” <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a> I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ <a href="/zechariah/8-6.htm">Zechariah 8:6</a> 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. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">Hebrews 11:19</a> Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a> All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a> Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But Jesus beheld them, and said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.but.<a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> 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.<a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a> 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.<a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a> I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Possible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/mark/3-12.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/matthew/19-27.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Possible</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 19</div>1. <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm">Jesus heals the sick;</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">answers the Pharisees concerning divorce;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/19-10.htm">shows when marriage is necessary;</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/19-13.htm">receives the little children;</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">instructs the young man how to attain eternal life;</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/19-20.htm">and how to be perfect;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">tells his disciples how hard it is for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/19-27.htm">and promises reward to those who forsake all to follow him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jesus looked at them and said, This phrase indicates a direct and intentional communication from Jesus to His disciples. The act of looking at them suggests a moment of teaching and emphasis. In the context of <a href="/matthew/19.htm">Matthew 19</a>, Jesus is addressing the disciples' astonishment at His teaching on wealth and the kingdom of heaven. This moment follows the encounter with the rich young ruler, highlighting the difficulty for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus' gaze signifies the importance of the lesson He is about to impart, ensuring the disciples understand the gravity of His words.“With man this is impossible, Here, Jesus acknowledges human limitations. The "this" refers to the preceding discussion about salvation and the difficulty for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. In the cultural context of first-century Judaism, wealth was often seen as a sign of God's favor, making Jesus' statement countercultural and challenging. The impossibility with man underscores the inadequacy of human effort and merit in achieving salvation, pointing to the need for divine intervention.but with God all things are possible.” This phrase emphasizes God's omnipotence and sovereignty. It reassures the disciples that what is beyond human capability is within God's power. This statement connects to other biblical themes, such as God's ability to fulfill His promises (<a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a>) and His power to bring about salvation (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). It also foreshadows the redemptive work of Christ, where salvation is made possible through His sacrifice, not through human deeds. This declaration serves as a cornerstone of faith, encouraging believers to trust in God's power and provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching His disciples about the nature of salvation and the power of God. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> - The followers of Jesus who are present during this teaching. They are grappling with the concept of who can be saved. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rich_young_ruler.htm">Rich Young Ruler</a> - Although not directly mentioned in verse 26, the context involves Jesus' conversation with a rich young man who struggles with the idea of giving up his wealth to follow Jesus. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> - The ultimate destination and reward for those who are saved, as discussed in the broader context of this passage. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> - The omnipotent being who makes all things possible, including the salvation of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_omnipotence.htm">Understanding Divine Omnipotence</a> Recognize that God's power is limitless and extends beyond human understanding. This should inspire trust and faith in His ability to work in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/salvation_as_a_divine_act.htm">Salvation as a Divine Act</a> Salvation is not something we can achieve through our own efforts or merits. It is a gift from God, made possible through His power and grace. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_impossible.htm">Faith in the Impossible</a> Encourage believers to have faith in God's ability to accomplish what seems impossible in their lives, whether it be personal challenges, spiritual growth, or witnessing to others. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_dependence_on_god.htm">Humility and Dependence on God</a> Acknowledge our limitations and the need to rely on God's strength rather than our own abilities or resources. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a> In times of difficulty, remember that God is capable of turning situations around and providing solutions that we cannot foresee.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 19</a> <a href="/q/can_god_make_everything_possible.htm">Can God make all things possible for men?</a> <a href="/q/does_'all_is_possible_with_god'_fit_science.htm">Does the claim “with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26) align with observable scientific limits? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_david_livingstone.htm">Can God make all things possible for men?</a> <a href="/q/can_an_omnipotent_being_limit_itself.htm">Can an omnipotent being create a task it can't do?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Jesus beheld them.--We can surely conceive something of the expression of that look. He had gazed thus on the young ruler, and read his inner weakness. Now, in like manner, he reads that of the disciples; and the look, we may believe, tells of wonder, sorrow, tenderness, anxiety. Those feelings utter themselves in the words that follow, partly in direct teaching, partly in symbolic promises, partly in a parable.With men this is impossible.--General as the words are in their form, we cannot help feeling that they must have seemed to the disciples to have rebuked their hasty judgment, not only as to the conditions of salvation generally, but as to the individual case before them. He, the Teacher, would still hope, as against hope, for one in whom He had seen so much to love and to admire. Their wider teaching is, of course, that wealth, though bringing with it many temptations, may be so used, through God's grace, as to be a help, not a hindrance, in that deliverance from evil which is implied in the word "salvation."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - But Jesus beheld them (ἐμβλέψας, looking upon them). He turned on his disciples a look full of earnestness, sympathy, and love, soothing their fears and claiming their full attention for a spiritual truth. With men (παρὰ ἀνθρώποις) this is impossible. Men in their own strength, relying on their own natural powers, cannot save their souls or rise superior to the snare of riches. From the entanglements occasioned by wealth, and the lowering effects of its pursuit and enjoyment, the natural man is wholly unable to extricate himself. With God all things are possible. Here is the only solution of the difficulty. With the grace of God, and embracing the calls of his providence, the rich man may be delivered from his dangers, may keep a heart unspotted, may use his wealth to God's glory and his own eternal good. So the impossibility is a conditional one, to be overcome by due recourse to the help of God and the strong hope of the future life. How a rich man may be disciplined and elevated we see in the case of Zacchaeus (<a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a>). Many such instances have occurred in our own days, as in all Christian times. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/19-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. looked at [them] Ἐμβλέψας (Emblepsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1689.htm">Strong's 1689: </a> From en and blepo; to look on, i.e. to observe fixedly, or to discern clearly. [and] said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “With Παρὰ (Para) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. man ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. this τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. impossible, ἀδύνατόν (adynaton) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_102.htm">Strong's 102: </a> Of persons: incapable; of things: impossible; either the inability, or that which is impossible. Passively, impossible. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. with παρὰ (para) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. all things [are] πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. possible.” δυνατά (dynata) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1415.htm">Strong's 1415: </a> (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. 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