And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth:
so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Genesis 13:16 KJV |
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth,
so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. Genesis 13:16 ESV |
Haste thee,
escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Genesis 19:22 KJV |
Escape there quickly,
for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Genesis 19:22 ESV |
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau,
Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? Genesis 27:37 KJV |
Isaac answered and said to Esau,
“Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?” Genesis 27:37 ESV |
And Laban answered and said unto Jacob,
These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? Genesis 31:43 KJV |
Then Laban answered and said to Jacob,
“The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne? Genesis 31:43 ESV |
There is none greater in this house than I;
neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Genesis 39:9 KJV |
He is not greater in this house than I am,
nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9 ESV |
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. Genesis 41:15 KJV |
And Pharaoh said to Joseph,
“I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” Genesis 41:15 ESV |
And Pharaoh said unto his servants,
Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? Genesis 41:38 KJV |
And Pharaoh said to his servants,
"Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” Genesis 41:38 ESV |
And he commanded the steward of his house,
saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. Genesis 44:1 KJV |
Then he commanded the steward of his house,
“Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, Genesis 44:1 ESV |
And Joseph said unto them,
What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? Genesis 44:15 KJV |
Joseph said to them,
“What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?” Genesis 44:15 ESV |
And Judah said,
What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. Genesis 44:16 KJV |
And Judah said,
“What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found.” Genesis 44:16 ESV |
For how shall I go up to my father,
and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. Genesis 44:34 KJV |
For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me?
I fear to see the evil that would find my father.” Genesis 44:34 ESV |
No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 KJV |
“No one can serve two masters,
for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Matthew 6:24 ESV |
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Matthew 7:4 KJV |
Or how can you say to your brother,
‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? Matthew 7:4 ESV |
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Matthew 7:18 KJV |
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And,
behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Matthew 8:2 KJV |
And behold,
a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” Matthew 8:2 ESV |
And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. Matthew 9:15 KJV |
And Jesus said to them,
"Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. Matthew 9:15 ESV |
And fear not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 KJV |
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 ESV |
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house,
and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. Matthew 12:29 KJV |
Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods,
unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. Matthew 12:29 ESV |
O generation of vipers,
how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Matthew 12:34 KJV |
You brood of vipers!
How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34 ESV |
For this people's heart is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Matthew 13:15 KJV |
For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ Matthew 13:15 ESV |
But he said unto them,
All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. Matthew 19:11 KJV |
But he said to them,
“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. Matthew 19:11 ESV |
When his disciples heard it,
they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? Matthew 19:25 KJV |
When the disciples heard this,
they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” Matthew 19:25 ESV |
Pilate said to them,
“You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can." Matthew 27:65 ESV |
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And there came a leper to him,
beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Mark 1:40 KJV |
And a leper came to him,
imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Mark 1:40 ESV |
“Why does this man speak like that?
He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Mark 2:7 ESV |
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And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Mark 2:19 KJV |
And Jesus said to them,
"Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Mark 2:19 ESV |
And he called them unto him,
and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? Mark 3:23 KJV |
And he called them to him and said to them in parables,
“How can Satan cast out Satan? Mark 3:23 ESV |
No man can enter into a strong man's house,
and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Mark 3:27 KJV |
But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods,
unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. Mark 3:27 ESV |
And he said,
Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Mark 4:30 KJV |
And he said,
“With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? Mark 4:30 ESV |
But when it is sown,
it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. Mark 4:32 KJV |
yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches,
so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” Mark 4:32 ESV |
There is nothing from without a man,
that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. Mark 7:15 KJV |
There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him,
but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” Mark 7:15 ESV |
And his disciples answered him,
From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? Mark 8:4 KJV |
And his disciples answered him,
“How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” Mark 8:4 ESV |
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:37 KJV |
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And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire,
and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Mark 9:22 KJV |
And it has often cast him into fire and into water,
to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Mark 9:22 ESV |
And they were astonished out of measure,
saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? Mark 10:26 KJV |
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And Jesus answered and said,
while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? Mark 12:35 KJV |
And as Jesus taught in the temple,
he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? Mark 12:35 ESV |
For ye have the poor with you always,
and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. Mark 14:7 KJV |
For you always have the poor with you,
and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. Mark 14:7 ESV |
And it came to pass,
when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Luke 5:12 KJV |
While he was in one of the cities,
there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” Luke 5:12 ESV |
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? Luke 5:21 KJV |
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question,
saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Luke 5:21 ESV |
And he said unto them,
Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Luke 5:34 KJV |
And Jesus said to them,
"Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? Luke 5:34 ESV |
And he spake a parable unto them,
Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Luke 6:39 KJV |
He also told them a parable:
"Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? Luke 6:39 ESV |
Either how canst thou say to thy brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. Luke 6:42 KJV |
How can you say to your brother,
‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye. Luke 6:42 ESV |
And I say unto you my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. Luke 12:4 KJV |
“I tell you,
my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. Luke 12:4 ESV |
Then if it should bear fruit next year,
well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” Luke 13:9 ESV |
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And he called him,
and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Luke 16:2 KJV |
And he called him and said to him,
‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ Luke 16:2 ESV |
No servant can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 16:13 KJV |
No servant can serve two masters,
for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Luke 16:13 ESV |
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees,
when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Luke 17:20 KJV |
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,
he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, Luke 17:20 ESV |
And Nathanael said unto him,
Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. John 1:46 KJV |
Nathanael said to him,
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” John 1:46 ESV |
The same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. John 3:2 KJV |
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him,
“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” John 3:2 ESV |
Nicodemus saith unto him,
How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? John 3:4 KJV |
Nicodemus said to him,
“How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” John 3:4 ESV |
If I have told you earthly things,
and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? John 3:12 KJV |
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe,
how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? John 3:12 ESV |
Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. John 5:19 KJV |
So Jesus said to them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. John 5:19 ESV |
I can of mine own self do nothing:
as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. John 5:30 KJV |
“I can do nothing on my own.
As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. John 5:30 ESV |
How can ye believe,
which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? John 5:44 KJV |
How can you believe,
when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? John 5:44 ESV |
No man can come to me,
except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44 KJV |
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.
And I will raise him up on the last day. John 6:44 ESV |
The Jews therefore strove among themselves,
saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? John 6:52 KJV |
The Jews then disputed among themselves,
saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” John 6:52 ESV |
Many therefore of his disciples,
when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? John 6:60 KJV |
When many of his disciples heard it,
they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” John 6:60 ESV |
And he said,
Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. John 6:65 KJV |
And he said,
“This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” John 6:65 ESV |
But,
lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? John 7:26 KJV |
And here he is,
speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? John 7:26 ESV |
I must work the works of him that sent me,
while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. John 9:4 KJV |
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day;
night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4 ESV |
Therefore said some of the Pharisees,
This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. John 9:16 KJV |
Some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. John 9:16 ESV |
Others said,
These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? John 10:21 KJV |
Others said,
“These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? John 10:21 ESV |
The people answered him,
We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? John 12:34 KJV |
So the crowd answered him,
“We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” John 12:34 ESV |
Peter said unto him,
Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. John 13:37 KJV |
Peter said to him,
“Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” John 13:37 ESV |
Thomas saith unto him,
Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? John 14:5 KJV |
Thomas said to him,
“Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” John 14:5 ESV |
Jesus saith unto him,
Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? John 14:9 KJV |
Jesus said to him,
“Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9 ESV |
Abide in me,
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4 KJV |
Abide in me,
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. John 15:4 ESV |
I am the vine,
ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5 KJV |
I am the vine;
you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 ESV |