'Able' in the Bible

And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

And who among you, [by] being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?

A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit.

And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

And Jesus said to them, "{The bridegroom's attendants} are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

And [when he] came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him."

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

But Jesus answered [and] said, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day [on] to ask him any more [questions].

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?

[and] said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild [it] within three days.'"

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, "If you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

And Jesus said to them, "The {bridegroom's attendants} are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, [are they]? As long a time [as] they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!

But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong [man] [and] plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong [man], and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

who {lived} among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,

And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his hands on a few sick [people] [and] heal [them].

So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able [to do so].

There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him [by] going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person."

And he said to them, "So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything [that is] outside that goes into a person [is] not able to defile him?

And from there he set out [and] went to the region of Tyre. And [when he] entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and [yet] he was not able to escape notice.

And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these [people] with bread here in the desert?"

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able [to do so].

And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able [to do] anything, have compassion on us [and] help us!"

But Jesus said to him, "If you are able! All [things] [are] possible for the one who believes!"

And [after] he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why were we not able to expel it?"

But Jesus said, "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

And they said to him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with,

And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour?

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking [him] to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself!

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day these [things] take place, {because} you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

And [when he] came out he was not able to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them, and remained unable to speak.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, {there was} a man {covered with leprosy}. And [when he] saw Jesus, he fell down on [his] face [and] begged him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

So he said to them, "You are not able to make the {bridegroom's attendants} fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, [are you]?

How are you able to say to your brother, "Brother, allow [me] to remove the speck [that is] in your eye," [while] you yourself do not see the beam of wood in your [own] eye? Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your [own] eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck [that is] in your brother's eye!

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And [when] a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

[When] they were not able to repay [him], he forgave [the debts] of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.

And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)

And I begged your disciples that they would expel it, and they were not able [to do so]."

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

And which of you [by] being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?

If then you are not even able [to do] a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?

And behold, a woman [was there] who had a spirit {that had disabled her} [for] eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten herself up completely.

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,

And they were not able to make a reply to these [things].

and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."

And another said, 'I have married a wife, and for this [reason] I am not able to come.'

{Otherwise} [after] he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish [it], all who see [it] will begin to ridicule him,

saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'

Or what king, going out to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first [and] deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand.

No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money."

And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.'

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

And they were not able to catch [him] in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.

for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

This man came to him at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that [you are] a teacher who has come from God, for no one is able to perform these signs that you are performing unless God were with him."

Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God."

Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born [when he] is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother's womb for the second time and be born, [can he]?"

Jesus answered, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my [own] will, but the will of the one who sent me.

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?

No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

{Why} do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message.

If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!"

Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, [is it]?"

But some of them said, "Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do [something] so that this man also would not have died?"

For this [reason] they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,

Peter said to him, "Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!"

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How are we able to know the way?"

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see him or know [him]. You know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither [can] you, unless you remain in me.

"I am the vine; you [are] the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him--this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything.

I still have many [things] to say to you, but you are not able to bear [them] now.

And he said to them, "Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find [some]." So they threw [it], and were no longer able to haul it in from the large number of the fish.

saying, "What should we do with these men? For that a remarkable sign has taken place through them [is] evident to all those who live [in] Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny [it]!

For we are not able to refrain from speaking about [the things] that we have seen and heard."

But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God." So they were persuaded by him.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.