'Able' in the Bible

Who are you to criticize another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able to make him stand.

My brothers, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,

I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between his brothers?

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful, and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you are able to bear it.

He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory—

And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

For we are not able to do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

By reading this you are able to understand my insight about the mystery of the Messiah.

may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love,

Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—

This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

In every situation take the shield of faith,and with it you will be able to extinguishall the flaming arrows of the evil one.

I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,

always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested.

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.

During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead, and as an illustration, he received him back.

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure.

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy,

I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no one is able to close.

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.

because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?”

The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which are not able to see, hear, or walk.

They worshiped the dragon because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to wage war against him?”