"Is anythingtoodifficultfor the LORD?At the appointedtimeI will returnto you, at thistimenextyear,and Sarahwill have a son."
"I will blessher, and indeedI will giveyou a sonby her. Then I will blessher, and she shall be [a mother of] nations;kingsof peopleswill comefrom her."
"But My covenantI will establishwith Isaac,whomSarahwill bearto you at thisseasonnextyear."
He said,"I will surelyreturnto you at this timenextyear;and behold,Sarahyour wifewill have a son."And Sarahwas listeningat the tentdoor,whichwas behindhim.
And the LORDsaidto Abraham,"Whydid Sarahlaugh,saying,'Shall I indeedbear[a child], when I am[so] old?'
Sarahdenied[it] however, saying,"I did not laugh";for she was afraid.And He said,"No,but you did laugh."
Then the LORDtooknoteof Sarahas He had said,and the LORDdidfor Sarahas He had promised.
So Sarahconceivedand borea sonto Abrahamin his oldage,at the appointedtimeof whichGodhad spokento him.
Then he said,"At thisseasonnextyearyou will embracea son."And she said,"No,my lord,O manof God,do not lieto your maidservant."
"Behold,Godis mightybut does not despise[any]; [He is] mightyin strengthof understanding.
"I knowthat You cando allthings,And that nopurposeof Yours can be thwarted.
Do return,O LORD;howlong[will it be]? And be sorryfor Your servants.
The LORDreigns,He is clothedwith majesty;The LORDhas clothedand girdedHimself with strength;Indeed,the worldis firmlyestablished,it will not be moved.
For the LORDis a greatGodAnd a greatKingaboveallgods,
"Whywas therenomanwhen I came?When I called,[why] was therenoneto answer?Is My handsoshortthat it cannotransom?OrhaveI nopowerto deliver?Behold,I dryup the seawith My rebuke,I makethe riversa wilderness;Their fishstinkfor lackof waterAnd dieof thirst.
AhLordGOD!Behold,You have madethe heavensand the earthby Your greatpowerand by Your outstretchedarm!Nothingis toodifficultfor You,
"Behold,I am the LORD,the Godof allflesh;is anythingtoodifficultfor Me?"
When he had comenearthe dento Daniel,he criedout with a troubledvoice.The kingspokeand saidto Daniel,"Daniel,servantof the livingGod,has your God,whomyou constantlyserve,beenableto deliveryou from the lions?"
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Ifit is toodifficultin the sightof the remnantof thispeoplein thosedays,will it alsobe toodifficultin My sight?'declaresthe LORDof hosts.
The LORDsaidto Moses,"Is the LORD'Spowerlimited?Nowyou shall seewhether My wordwill cometrue~for you ornot."
ImmediatelyJesusstretchedout His handand took holdof him, and saidto him, "You of little faith,whydid you doubt?"
And lookingat [them] Jesussaidto them, "With peoplethisis impossible,but with Godall thingsare possible."
and do not supposethat you can sayto yourselves,We haveAbrahamfor our father;for I sayto you that from thesestonesGodis ableto raiseup childrento Abraham.
Lookingat them, Jesussaid,"With peopleit is impossible,but not with God;for all thingsare possiblewith God."
But the angelsaidto him, "Do not be afraid,Zacharias,for your petitionhas been heard,and your wifeElizabethwill bearyou a son,and you will givehim the nameJohn.
Zachariassaidto the angel,"Howwill I knowthis[for certain]? For I aman old manand my wifeis advancedin years."
"For nothingwill be impossiblewith God."
But when Jesusheard[this], He answeredhim, "Do not be afraid[any longer]; onlybelieve,and she will be made well."
and being fully assuredthat whatGod had promised,He was ablealsoto perform.
Nowto Him who is ableto dofar more abundantlybeyondallthat we askorthink,accordingto the powerthat workswithinus,
then the LORDyour Godwill restoreyou from captivity,and havecompassionon you, and will gatheryou againfrom allthe peopleswherethe LORDyour Godhas scatteredyou.
"You shall not dreadthem, for the LORDyour Godis in your midst,a greatand awesomeGod.
whowill transformthe bodyof our humble stateinto conformitywith the bodyof His glory,by the exertionof the power that He hasevento subjectall thingsto Himself.
I can doall thingsthroughHim who strengthensme.
He consideredthat Godis ableto raise[people] evenfrom the dead,from whichhe alsoreceived him backas a type.
Then the angelof the LORDappearedto the womanand saidto her, "Beholdnow,you are barrenand have borneno[children], but you shall conceiveand givebirthto a son.
Then Jonathansaidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the garrisonof theseuncircumcised;perhapsthe LORDwill workfor us, for the LORDis not restrainedto saveby manyorby few."
