Ecclesiastes 3:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God makes everything happen at the right time. Yet none of us can ever fully understand all he has done, and he puts questions in our minds about the past and the future.

Cross References

Romans 11:33

Who can measure the wealth and wisdom and knowledge of God? Who can understand his decisions or explain what he does?

Job 11:7

Can you understand the mysteries surrounding God All-Powerful?

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I saw everything God does, and I realized that no one can really understand what happens. We may be very wise, but no matter how much we try or how much we claim to know, we cannot understand it all.

Job 5:9

His miracles are marvellous, more than we can count.

Genesis 1:31

God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.

Mark 7:37

They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”

Deuteronomy 32:4

The LORD is a mighty rock, and he never does wrong. God can always be trusted to bring justice.

Psalm 104:24

Our LORD, by your wisdom you made so many things; the whole earth is covered with your living creatures.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

I did learn one thing: we were completely honest when God created us, but now we have twisted minds.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

Job 37:23

God cannot be seen— but his power is great, and he is always fair.

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

With all my wisdom I tried to understand everything that happens here on earth. And God has made this so hard for us humans to do.

Ecclesiastes 7:13

Think of what God has done! If God makes something crooked, can you make it straight?

Ecclesiastes 7:23

I told myself that I would be clever and try to understand all of this, but it was too much for me.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

No one can explain how a baby breathes before it is born. So how can anyone explain what God does? After all, he created everything.