Παρὰ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Παρὰ

   pa-RA

   with
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν,

   pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin

   with people this is impossible
3. clause🔊 Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν, παρὰ δὲ θεῷ πάντα δυνατά.

   pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA

   with people this is impossible but with God all things possible
4. sentence🔊 ἐμβλέψας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν, παρὰ δὲ θεῷ πάντα δυνατά.

   em-BLE-psas DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA

   but {the} Jesus having looked {He} said to them with people this is impossible but with God all things possible

Exegesis

The core assertion is framed by two parallel prepositional phrases: Para anthropois {Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις | Pa-rà an-thrṓ-pois} ‘with people’ and para theō {παρὰ θεῷ | pa-rà the-ōi} ‘with God’. Both use para with the dative, but the shift in object (people versus God) creates a stark antithetical contrast in agency.