Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Unable’ 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 ‘Unable’ occurs 57 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 ‘Unable’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 31:35 she said: “Do not be angry, my lord, that I am unable to rise up in your sight, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women.” So his careful search was thwarted.Genesis 31:35
Genesis 45:1 Joseph was unable to restrain himself any longer, standing before so many. Therefore, he instructed that all should go outside, and that no stranger should be among them as they recognized one another.Genesis 45:1
Genesis 45:3 And he said to his brothers: “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” His brothers were unable to respond, being terrified by a very great fear.Genesis 45:3
Genesis 48:10 For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.Genesis 48:10
Number of the word / term Unable in Genesis: 4
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 15:23 And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it ‘Marah,’ that is, bitterness.Exodus 15:23
Number of the word / term Unable in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 5:11 But if his hand is unable to offer two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he shall offer, for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine wheat flour. He shall not put oil in it, nor place upon it any frankincense, because it is for sin.Leviticus 5:11
Number of the word / term Unable in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 11:14 I alone am unable to sustain this entire people, because it is too heavy for me.Numbers 11:14
Number of the word / term Unable in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:27 May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt, and may he strike the part of your body, through which the dung goes out, with disease as well as itch, so much so that you are unable to be cured.Deuteronomy 28:27
Deuteronomy 28:35 May the Lord strike you with a very grievous ulcer in the knees and in the legs, and may you be unable to attain health, from the sole of the foot to the top of the head.Deuteronomy 28:35
Number of the word / term Unable in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 9:7 “Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”Joshua 9:7
Number of the word / term Unable in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:4 And when Gideon had arrived at the Jordan, he crossed over it with the three hundred men who were with him. And they were so weary that they were unable to pursue those who were fleeing.Judges 8:4
Judges 14:14 And he said to them, “Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong.” And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.Judges 14:14
Number of the word / term Unable in Judges: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 2:5 Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.1 Samuel 2:5
1 Samuel 3:2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.1 Samuel 3:2
Number of the word / term Unable in 1 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 8:11 And the priests were unable to stand and minister, because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.1 Kings 8:11
1 Kings 13:4 And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, he extended his hand from the altar, saying, “Apprehend him!” But his hand, which he had extended against him, withered. And he was unable to draw it back to himself.1 Kings 13:4
1 Kings 14:4 The wife of Jeroboam did just as he had said. And rising up, she went away to Shiloh. And she arrived at the house of Ahijah. But he was unable to see, because his eyes had dimmed due to old age.1 Kings 14:4
1 Kings 22:48 Yet truly, king Jehoshaphat had made a navy on the sea, which would sail to Ophir for gold. But they were unable to go, because the ships were broken down at Eziongeber.1 Kings 22:48
Number of the word / term Unable in 1 Kings: 4
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 3:26 And when the king of Moab had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.2 Kings 3:26
2 Kings 4:40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.2 Kings 4:40
Number of the word / term Unable in 2 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:12 Either three years of famine, or three months for you to flee from your enemies, unable to escape from their sword, or three days for the sword of the Lord and a pestilence to turn within the land, with the Angel of the Lord killing in every part of Israel. Now therefore, see what I should respond to him who sent me.”1 Chronicles 21:12
1 Chronicles 21:30 And David was unable to go to the altar, so that he might pray to God there. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear, seeing the sword of the Angel of the Lord.1 Chronicles 21:30
Number of the word / term Unable in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:7 And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.2 Chronicles 13:7
2 Chronicles 20:25 Therefore, Jehoshaphat went, and all the people with him, in order to take away the spoils of the dead. And they found, among the dead bodies, diverse equipment, and also garments, and very precious vessels. And they despoiled these, to such an extent that they were unable to carry everything. Neither could they, over three days, take away the spoils because of the magnitude of the plunder.2 Chronicles 20:25
2 Chronicles 30:3 For they had not been able to keep it at its proper time. For the priests, who were unable to suffice, had not been sanctified. And the people had not yet been gathered together in Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 30:3
2 Chronicles 32:17 Also, he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel. And against him he said: “Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand, so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”2 Chronicles 32:17
Number of the word / term Unable in 2 Chronicles: 4
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 5:5 But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews, and so they were unable to hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they would give a reply against that accusation.Ezra 5:5
Number of the word / term Unable in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Esther
Esther 7:6 And Esther said, “This is our most wicked enemy and foe: Haman!” Hearing this, Haman was suddenly dumbfounded, unable to bear the faces of the king and the queen.Esther 7:6
Number of the word / term Unable in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Job
Job 31:23 For I have always feared God, like waves flowing over me, whose weight I was unable to bear.Job 31:23
Number of the word / term Unable in Job: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 7:11 unwilling to bear silence, unable to keep her feet at home,Proverbs 7:11
Proverbs 25:28 Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.Proverbs 25:28
Number of the word / term Unable in Proverbs: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves, and approach, and draw near together, you who have been saved among the Gentiles. They lack knowledge, who lift up the wood of their sculpture, and who petition a god unable to save.Isaiah 45:20
Isaiah 49:21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”Isaiah 49:21
Isaiah 50:2 For I arrived, and there was no man. I called out, and there was no one who would hear. Has my hand been shortened and become small, so that I am unable to redeem? Or is there no power in me to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke, I will make the sea into a desert. I will turn rivers into dry land. The fish will rot for lack of water and will die of thirst.Isaiah 50:2
Isaiah 54:1 Give praise, you who are barren and unable to conceive. Sing praise and make a joyful noise, you who have not given birth. For many are the children of the desolate, more so than of her who has a husband, says the Lord.Isaiah 54:1
Number of the word / term Unable in Isaiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the Fountain of living water, and they have dug for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that are unable to hold water.Jeremiah 2:13
Jeremiah 6:10 To whom should I speak, and to whom should I testify, so as to be heard? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and so they are unable to hear. Behold, for them, the word of the Lord has become a disgrace. And so they will not accept it.Jeremiah 6:10
Jeremiah 14:9 Why would you be like a wandering man, like a strong man who is unable to save? But you, O Lord, are with us, and your name is invoked over us, so do not abandon us!”Jeremiah 14:9
Jeremiah 36:5 And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, saying: “I am confined, and so I am unable to enter into the house of the Lord.Jeremiah 36:5
Number of the word / term Unable in Jeremiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 2:27 And Daniel, facing the king, answered and said, “The secret that the king seeks, the wise men, the seers, and the soothsayers are unable to reveal to the king.Daniel 2:27
Number of the word / term Unable in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 16:3 and in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and gloomy.’ So then, you know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you are unable to know the signs of the times?Matthew 16:3
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”Matthew 17:19
Number of the word / term Unable in Matthew: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Mark
Mark 6:19 Now Herodias was devising treachery against him; and she wanted to kill him, but she was unable.Mark 6:19
Mark 9:28 And when he had entered into the house, his disciples questioned him privately, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”Mark 9:28
Number of the word / term Unable in Mark: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Luke
Luke 1:20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak, until the day on which these things shall be, because you have not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”Luke 1:20
Luke 1:22 Then, when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, but he remained mute.Luke 1:22
Luke 8:43 And there was a certain woman, with a flow of blood for twelve years, who had paid out all her substance on physicians, and she was unable to be cured by any of them.Luke 8:43
Luke 9:40 And I asked your disciples to cast him out, and they were unable.”Luke 9:40
Luke 13:11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. And she was bent over; and she was unable to look upwards at all.Luke 13:11
Luke 14:6 And they were unable to respond to him about these things.Luke 14:6
Luke 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.Luke 19:3
Number of the word / term Unable in Luke: 7
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book John
John 13:37 Peter said to him: “Why am I unable to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”John 13:37
John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so also are you unable, unless you abide in me.John 15:4
Number of the word / term Unable in John: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Acts
Acts 4:14 Also, seeing the man who had been cured standing with them, they were unable to say anything to contradict them.Acts 4:14
Acts 4:20 For we are unable to refrain from speaking the things that we have seen and heard.”Acts 4:20
Number of the word / term Unable in Acts: 2
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to have compassion on our infirmities, but rather one who was tempted in all things, just as we are, yet without sin.Hebrews 4:15
Number of the word / term Unable in Hebrews: 1
Bible passages with ‘Unable’ in the book James
James 4:2 You desire, and you do not have. You envy and you kill, and you are unable to obtain. You argue and you fight, and you do not have, because you do not ask.James 4:2
Number of the word / term ‘Unable’ in James: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 57
