Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Cannot’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Cannot’ occurs 69 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 19:19 though your servant has found grace before you, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life, I cannot be saved on the mountain, lest perhaps some misfortune take hold of me and I die.Genesis 19:19
Genesis 19:22 Hurry and be saved there. For I cannot do anything until you enter there.” For this reason, the name of that city is called Zoar.Genesis 19:22
Genesis 29:8 They responded, “We cannot, until all the animals are gathered together and we remove the stone from the mouth of the well, so that we may water the flocks.”Genesis 29:8
Genesis 32:12 You did say that you would do well by me, and that you would expand my offspring like the sand of the sea, which, because of its multitude, cannot be numbered.”Genesis 32:12
Genesis 44:26 And we said to him: ‘We cannot go. If our youngest brother descends with us, we will set out together. Otherwise, in his absence, we do not dare to see the face of the man.’Genesis 44:26
Genesis 44:34 For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”Genesis 44:34
Number of the word / term Cannot in Genesis: 6
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 8:26 And Moses said: “It cannot be so. For we will immolate the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. For if we slaughter those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us.Exodus 8:26
Number of the word / term Cannot in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 27:10 and it cannot be exchanged, that is, neither better for worse, nor worse for better. And if he has exchanged it, both that which was exchanged, and that for which it was exchanged shall be consecrated to the Lord.Leviticus 27:10
Number of the word / term Cannot in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 5:13 will have slept with another man, and if her husband cannot discover it, but the adultery is secret, and if it cannot be proved by witnesses, because she was not caught in the shameful act,Numbers 5:13
Numbers 23:13 Therefore, Balak said: “Come with me to another place, from where you may see a portion of Israel, though you cannot see them all. Curse them from there.”Numbers 23:13
Number of the word / term Cannot in Numbers: 2
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:5 You cannot immolate the Passover in any of your cities, which the Lord your God will give to you, that you wish,Deuteronomy 16:5
Deuteronomy 17:15 you shall appoint him whom the Lord your God will choose from among the number of your brothers. You cannot make a man of another people king, one who is not your brother.Deuteronomy 17:15
Deuteronomy 21:14 But if afterwards she does not sit well in your mind, you shall set her free. You cannot sell her for money, nor can you oppress her by force. For you have humiliated her.Deuteronomy 21:14
Deuteronomy 21:16 and if he wishes to divide his substance among his sons: he cannot make the son of the beloved wife the firstborn, and so prefer him before the son of the hated wife.Deuteronomy 21:16
Deuteronomy 22:19 Moreover, they shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, which he will give to the father of the girl, because he has committed slander, with a very wicked name, against a virgin of Israel. And he shall have her as a wife, and he cannot dismiss her throughout all the days of his life.Deuteronomy 22:19
Deuteronomy 22:29 then he who slept with her shall give to the father of the girl fifty shekels of silver, and he shall have her as a wife, because he has humiliated her. He cannot dismiss her, throughout all the days of his life.Deuteronomy 22:29
Deuteronomy 24:4 then the former husband cannot take her back as a wife. For she has been polluted and has become abominable in the sight of the Lord. Otherwise, you may cause your land, which the Lord your God will deliver to you as a possession, to sin.Deuteronomy 24:4
Number of the word / term Cannot in Deuteronomy: 7
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Judges
Judges 11:2 Now Gilead had a wife, from whom he received sons. And they, after growing up, cast out Jephthah, saying, “You cannot inherit in the house of our father, because you were born of another mother.”Judges 11:2
Number of the word / term Cannot in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:39 Then David, having girded his sword over his armor, began to see if he could walk in the armor. But he was not accustomed to it. And David said to Saul: “I cannot move about in this way. For I am not used to it.” And he put them aside.1 Samuel 17:39
Number of the word / term Cannot in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 22:39 I will consume them and break them apart, so that they cannot rise up; they will fall under my feet.2 Samuel 22:39
Number of the word / term Cannot in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 2:6 So then, who will be able prevail, so that he may build a worthy house for him? If heaven and the heavens of heavens cannot contain him, what am I that I would be able to build a house to him? But let it be for this only, so that incense may be burned before him.2 Chronicles 2:6
Number of the word / term Cannot in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 10:13 Yet truly, since the people are many, and it is the time of rain, and we cannot endure standing outside, and this is not a task for one or two days, (for certainly we have sinned greatly in this matter,)Ezra 10:13
Number of the word / term Cannot in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:3 Therefore, I sent messengers to them, saying: “I am doing a great work, and I cannot descend, lest perhaps it may be neglected when I go out and descend to you.”Nehemiah 6:3
Number of the word / term Cannot in Nehemiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Job
Job 9:2 Truly, I know that it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with God.Job 9:2
Job 9:10 He accomplishes great and incomprehensible and miraculous things, which cannot be numbered.Job 9:10
Job 14:5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.Job 14:5
Job 19:8 He has hemmed in my path, and I cannot pass; he has added darkness to my difficult path.Job 19:8
Number of the word / term Cannot in Job: 4
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her.Proverbs 3:15
Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than all that is most precious, and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.Proverbs 8:11
Proverbs 13:8 The redemption of a man’s life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction.Proverbs 13:8
Proverbs 29:19 A servant cannot be taught by words, because he understands what you say, but he disdains to respond.Proverbs 29:19
Number of the word / term Cannot in Proverbs: 4
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 6:9 It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.Ecclesiastes 6:9
Number of the word / term Cannot in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 8:7 A multitude of waters cannot extinguish love, nor can a river overwhelm it. If a man were to give all the substance of his house in exchange for love, he would despise it as nothing.Song of Solomon 8:7
Number of the word / term Cannot in Song: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 28:27 For coriander cannot be threshed with a saw, and a cartwheel cannot revolve over cumin. Instead, coriander is shaken out with a stick, and cumin with a staff.Isaiah 28:27
Isaiah 28:28 But grain for bread must be crushed. Truly, the thresher cannot thresh it unceasingly, and the cartwheel can neither disrupt it, nor break it with its surface.Isaiah 28:28
Isaiah 29:11 And the vision of all will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which, when they have given it to someone who knows how to read, they will say, “Read this,” but he will respond, “I cannot; for it has been sealed.”Isaiah 29:11
Isaiah 40:20 He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.Isaiah 40:20
Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the hand of the Lord has not been shortened, so that it cannot save, and his ear has not been blocked, so that it cannot hear.Isaiah 59:1
Number of the word / term Cannot in Isaiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 19:11 And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts: In the same way, I will crush this people and this city, just as the potter’s vessel was crushed and cannot be made whole again. And they will be buried at Topheth, because there will be no other place for burial.Jeremiah 19:11
Jeremiah 24:3 And the Lord said to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said: “Figs: the good figs are very good, and the bad figs are very bad and cannot be eaten because they are so bad.”Jeremiah 24:3
Jeremiah 24:8 And just like the very bad figs, which cannot be eaten because they are so bad, thus says the Lord: so will I regard Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his leaders, and the rest of Jerusalem, those who have remained in this city, and those who are living in the land of Egypt.Jeremiah 24:8
Jeremiah 29:17 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will send among them the sword, and famine, and pestilence. And I will make them like the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, because they are very bad.Jeremiah 29:17
Number of the word / term Cannot in Jeremiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 1:6 VAU. And all her elegance has departed, from the daughter of Zion. Her leaders have become like rams that cannot find pasture, and they have gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer.Lamentations 1:6
Number of the word / term Cannot in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 2:43 Yet, because you saw the iron mingled with pottery from the earth, they will indeed be combined together with the offspring of man, but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron cannot be mixed with earthenware.Daniel 2:43
Number of the word / term Cannot in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 1:10 And the number of the sons of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which is without measure and cannot be numbered. And in the place where it will be said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ this will happen: it will be said to them, ‘You are the sons of the living God.’Hosea 1:10
Number of the word / term Cannot in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are pure, you do not behold evil, and you cannot look towards iniquity. Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent, while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?Habakkuk 1:13
Number of the word / term Cannot in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.Matthew 5:14
Matthew 6:24 No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will have hatred for the one, and love the other, or he will persevere with the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.Matthew 6:24
Matthew 26:42 Again, a second time, he went and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this chalice cannot pass away, unless I drink it, let your will be done.”Matthew 26:42
Matthew 26:53 Or do you think that I cannot ask my Father, so that he would give me, even now, more than twelve legions of Angels?Matthew 26:53
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in him.Matthew 27:42
Number of the word / term Cannot in Matthew: 5
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Luke
Luke 11:7 And from within, he would answer by saying: ‘Do not disturb me. The door is closed now, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you.’Luke 11:7
Luke 16:13 No servant is able to serve two lords. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”Luke 16:13
Number of the word / term Cannot in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book John
John 3:4 Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”John 3:4
John 7:7 The world cannot hate you. But it hates me, because I offer testimony about it, that its works are evil.John 7:7
John 10:35 If he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken,John 10:35
Number of the word / term Cannot in John: 3
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Acts
Acts 4:16 saying: “What shall we do to these men? For certainly a public sign has been done through them, before all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest, and we cannot deny it.Acts 4:16
Acts 15:1 And certain ones, descending from Judea, were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”Acts 15:1
Number of the word / term Cannot in Acts: 2
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Romans
Romans 7:18 For I know that what is good does not live within me, that is, within my flesh. For the willingness to do good lies close to me, but the carrying out of that good, I cannot reach.Romans 7:18
Number of the word / term Cannot in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot restrain themselves, they should marry. For it is better to marry, than to be burned.1 Corinthians 7:9
1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart. For a brother or sister cannot be made subject to servitude in this way. For God has called us to peace.1 Corinthians 7:15
1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons. You cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, and partakers of the table of demons.1 Corinthians 10:21
1 Corinthians 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need for your works.” And again, the head cannot say to the feet, “You are of no use to me.”1 Corinthians 12:21
1 Corinthians 15:36 How foolish! What you sow cannot be brought back to life, unless it first dies.1 Corinthians 15:36
Number of the word / term Cannot in 1 Corinthians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.2 Corinthians 13:8
Number of the word / term Cannot in 2 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For this cannot be, unless the apostasy will have arrived first, and the man of sin will have been revealed, the son of perdition,2 Thessalonians 2:3
Number of the word / term Cannot in 2 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 5:25 Similarly, too, good deeds have been made manifest, but even when they are not, they cannot remain hidden.1 Timothy 5:25
Number of the word / term Cannot in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book 1 John
1 John 5:18 We know that everyone who is born of God does not sin. Instead, rebirth in God preserves him, and the evil one cannot touch him.1 John 5:18
Number of the word / term Cannot in 1 John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Cannot’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 2:2 I know your works, and your hardship and patient endurance, and that you cannot stand those who are evil. And so, you have tested those who declare themselves to be Apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.Revelation 2:2
Number of the word / term ‘Cannot’ in Revelation: 1
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