Luke 1:37 — Community Reflections

LUKE 1:37 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

For no word from God will ever fail — the theological principle grounds the specific announcement. No word from God will ever fail (ouk adynatēsei para tō theō pan rhēma, no word from God is without power/impossible) echoes Genesis 18:14 (is anything too hard for the Lord?) and communicates that the announced impossibility is not God's problem. The principle is stated as the grounding for everything the angel has said: the virgin conception, the eternal throne, the Son of God — all rest on the reliability of the divine word.

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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago

Nothing Is Impossible With God

For no word from God will ever fail.' The angel's response to Mary's question about how she'll conceive. It's not magical thinking. It's a commitment about God's nature. God's word doesn't return emp...