46 Verses About Couldn from 21 Books

1_Chronicles 21:30

But David couldn't go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

1_Corinthians 3:1

Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

1_Kings 1:1

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.

1_Samuel 30:10

But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor.

1_Thessalonians 3:1

Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

1_Thessalonians 3:5

For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

2_Kings 5:12

Aren't Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them, and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.



Acts 21:34

Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

Acts 22:11

When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

Acts 27:15

When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

Additions_to_Esther 10:1

On that night, the king couldn't sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.

Esther 6:1

On that night, the king couldn't sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.

Exodus 7:21

The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:24

All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.



Exodus 8:18

The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.

Exodus 12:39

They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it wasn't leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn't wait, neither had they prepared for themselves any food.

Exodus 15:23

When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

Genesis 36:7

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their livestock.

Genesis 37:4

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 41:21

and when they had eaten them up, it couldn't be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.



Genesis 45:1

Then Joseph couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, "Cause everyone to go out from me!" No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

Genesis 45:3

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.

Genesis 48:10

Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn't see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

Isaiah 33:23

Your rigging is untied. They couldn't strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn't spread the sail. Then the prey of a great spoil was divided. The lame took the prey.

Job 4:16

It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

John 11:37

Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"

John 12:39

For this cause they couldn't believe, for Isaiah said again,



Joshua 15:63

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn't drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

Joshua 17:12

Yet the children of Manasseh couldn't drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Judges 12:6

then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth;" for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold of him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

Judges 14:14

He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.

Luke 7:42

When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"

Luke 9:40

I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn't."

Luke 14:6

They couldn't answer him regarding these things.



Luke 19:3

He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.

Luke 19:48

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

Mark 6:19

Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,

Mark 7:24

From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn't want anyone to know it, but he couldn't escape notice.

Mark 9:28

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

Mark 14:37

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn't you watch one hour?

Matthew 18:25

But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Matthew 26:40

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, couldn't you watch with me for one hour?

Matthew 26:53

Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Psalms 78:64

Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn't weep.

Romans 8:3

For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;





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