“With God nothing is impossible” – with this sentence the angel Mary answers when she asks how all this is supposed to happen. God’s omnipotence is never an end in itself in the Bible, but the reason why we can trust him. Here you will find 22 Bible verses about the almighty God.
With God nothing is impossible
Verses that describe God’s power – over nature, history, and human limitations.
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For with God nothing is impossible.
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Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said to him: I am God Almighty; walk before me and be righteous.
Genesis 17:1
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Is anything impossible for the LORD?
Genesis 18:14a
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Ah, LORD, LORD, behold, you have made heaven and earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and nothing is impossible for you.
Jeremiah 32:17Miracles
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Behold, I, the LORD, am the God of all flesh; is anything impossible for me?
Jeremiah 32:27
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But Jesus looked at them and said to them: With men it is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
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I know that you are able to do all things, and nothing that you have purposed is too difficult for you.
Job 42:2
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But our God is in heaven; he can do whatever he wills.
Psalm 115:3
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Whatever he wills, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the sea and in all the depths.
Psalm 135:6
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Lift up your eyes and behold! Who has created such things, and who can count their number? He calls them all by name; his riches and his power are so great that they cannot be lacking.
Isaiah 40:26Creation
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For I am, before a day was, and there is no one who can deliver from my hand. I work; who will turn it back?
Isaiah 43:13
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But to him who can do abundantly more than all we ask or understand, according to the power that works in us, be glory in the church, which is in Christ Jesus, forever, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
The Almighty is for you
The Bible always connects God’s power with his care.
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Whoever sits under the shadow of the Most High and abides under the shadow of the Almighty says to the LORD: My confidence and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
Psalm 91:1-2ProtectionPsalms
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My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2
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He gives strength to the weary and ample strength to the weak.
Isaiah 40:29EncouragementExhaustion
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But we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28CallingEncouragement
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Let my grace be sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9aEncouragementExhaustion
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God has spoken a word, which I have heard many times: that God alone is powerful.
Psalm 62:12
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My purpose is established, and I do whatever pleases me.
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Hallelujah! For the Almighty God has taken possession of the kingdom.
Revelation 19:6b
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And Jesus came to them, spoke with them, and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Matthew 28:18
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The LORD is great and mighty in power; his ways are beyond understanding.
Psalm 147:5
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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What Does “Almighty” Mean?
The Hebrew name of God El Shaddai has been rendered as “the Almighty” since the Greek translation of the Old Testament. It does not refer to a God who arbitrarily does everything that is conceivable, but to one from whose hand nothing slips: “I know that you are able to do all things, and nothing that you have purposed is too difficult for you,” Job confesses at the end of his journey of suffering (Job 42:2).
It is striking where the Bible speaks of God’s omnipotence: almost always in moments when people reach their limits. Sarah laughs at the promise of a son in her old age, Mary asks “How is this to happen?”, the disciples ask “Who can be saved?”. The answer is the same every time: With God nothing is impossible.
Omnipotence and Trust
God’s omnipotence is not a promise that every wish will be fulfilled. Paul asks three times to be delivered from his “thorn in the flesh” and receives a different answer: “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Omnipotence means here: God can also work where nothing changes. Those who would like to read more about this will find verses in Bible verses about weakness and Bible verses about trusting God.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the Bible say that nothing is impossible with God?
Luke 1:37 is best known: “For with God nothing is impossible.” Similarly, it says in Genesis 18:14, Jeremiah 32:17, and Matthew 19:26.
What does El Shaddai mean?
El Shaddai is a Hebrew name of God that is traditionally translated as “the Almighty.” God presents himself to Abraham with it (Genesis 17:1).
