34 Bible Verses about Unable To Do Other Things

But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.

But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”

They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.

The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt.

So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the Nile.

The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast.

Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth.”

David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” And David took them off.

“Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
Distress and pangs have taken hold of her
Like a woman in childbirth.

So King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you.”

I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.

But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’

Another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,

saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.

You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”

So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.”

We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

So now come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.”

If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.”

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.