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And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
— Numbers 22:37
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
— 1 Chronicles 9:13
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
— Revelation 6:17
I perceive by the book in my hand, that I am condemned to die, and after that to come to judgment; and I find that I am not willing to do the first; nor able to do the second.
— John Bunyan
I looked then, and saw a man named Evangelist coming to him and asked, Wherefore dost thou cry? [Job 33:23] {14} He answered, Sir, I perceive by the book in my hand, that I am condemned to die, and after that to come to judgement [Heb. 9:27]; and I find that I am not willing to do the first [Job 16:21], nor able to do the second. [Ezek. 22:14]
— John Bunyan
They must glaze, adorn, and dress the objects of the flesh, and bring them home to give satisfaction; and this they are able to do, in the service of a defiled imagination, beyond all expression.
— John Owen
Could the straggling thoughts of individuals be collected, they would frequently form materials for wise and able men to improve into useful matter.
— Thomas Paine
he had never known fear because, against any disaster, he had held the omnipotent cure of being able to act.
— Ayn Rand
The next time you fear the future, rejoice in the Lord's sovereignty. Rejoice in what he has accomplished. Rejoice that he is able to do what you cannot do. Fill your mind with thoughts of God.
— Max Lucado
If you are not able to set priorities any other way, then getting lost may be the kick in the pants you have been waiting for.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
My purpose is not to attempt an explanation but rather to exhibit once again the Bible's consistent teaching that God is able and does move upon the hearts and minds of people to accomplish His purposes.
— Jerry Bridges
He is a great fish and I must convince him, he thought. I must never let him learn his strength nor what he could do if he made his run. If I were him I would put in everything now and go until something broke. But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them; although they are more noble and able.
— Ernest Hemingway