'Able' in the Bible

And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it.

But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.

But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.

But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;

There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.

And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help.

And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

And he came, and saw them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to keep watch one hour?

And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight.

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.

Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?

So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.

Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.

His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,

And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.