27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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:
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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…
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