The verb dynamai (to be able) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament for a more literal meaning)

Matthew

3: 9Do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able (dynamai) from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
5: 14"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot (dynamai) be hid.
5: 36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot (dynamai) make one hair white or black.
6: 24"No one can (dynamai) serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot (dynamai) serve God and wealth.
6: 27And can (dynamai) any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
7: 18A good tree cannot (dynamai) bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree bear good fruit.
8: 2and there was a leper who came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you choose, you can (dynamai) make me clean."
9: 15And Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot (dynamai) mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
9: 28When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able (dynamai) to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
10: 28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot (dynamai) kill the soul; rather fear him who can (dynamai) destroy both soul and body in hell.
12: 29Or how can (dynamai) one enter a strong man's house and plunder his property, without first tying up the strong man? Then indeed the house is plundered.
12: 34You brood of vipers! How can (dynamai) you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
16: 3And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot (dynamai) interpret the signs of the times.
17: 16And I brought him to your disciples, but they could (dynamai) not cure him."
17: 19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could (dynamai) we not cast it out?"
19: 12For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can (dynamai)."
19: 25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, "Then who can (dynamai) be saved?"
20: 22But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (dynamai) to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able (dynamai)."
22: 46No one was able (dynamai) to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
26: 9For this ointment could (dynamai) have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."
26: 53Do you think that I can (dynamai) not appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
26: 42Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot (dynamai) pass unless I drink it, your will be done."
26: 61and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able (dynamai) to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.'"
27: 42"He saved others; he cannot (dynamai) save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Mark

1: 40A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can (dynamai) make me clean."
1: 45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could (dynamai) no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter.
2: 4And when they could (dynamai) not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.
2: 7"Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can (dynamai) forgive sins but God alone?"
2: 19Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot (dynamai) fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot (dynamai) fast.
3: 20and the crowd came together again, so that they could (dynamai) not even eat.
3: 23And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, "How can (dynamai) Satan cast out Satan?
3: 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot (dynamai) stand.
3: 25And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able (dynamai) to stand.
3: 26And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot (dynamai) stand, but his end has come.
3: 27But no one can (dynamai) enter a strong man's house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house will be plundered.
4: 32yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can (dynamai) make nests in its shade."
4: 33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able (dynamai) to hear it;
5: 3He lived among the tombs; and no one could (dynamai) restrain him any more, even with a chain;
6: 5And he could (dynamai) do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them.
6: 19And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could (dynamai) not,
7: 15there is nothing outside a person that by going in can (dynamai) defile, but the things that come out are what defile."
7: 18He said to them, "Then do you also fail to understand? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot (dynamai) defile,
7: 24From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could (dynamai) not escape notice,
8: 4His disciples replied, "How can (dynamai) one feed these people with bread here in the desert?"
9: 3and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could (dynamai) bleach them.
9: 22It has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you are able (dynamai) to do anything, have pity on us and help us."
9: 23Jesus said to him, "If you are able (dynamai)! — All things are possible for the one who believes."
9: 28When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could (dynamai) we not cast it out?"
9: 29He said to them, "This kind can (dynamai) come out only through prayer."
9: 39But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able (dynamai) soon afterward to speak evil of me.
10: 26They were greatly astounded and said to one another, "Then who can (dynamai) be saved?"
10: 38But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (dynamai) to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
10: 39They replied, "We are able (dynamai)." Then Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
14: 5For this ointment could (dynamai) have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they scolded her.
14: 7For you always have the poor with you, and you can (dynamai) show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me.
15: 31In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, "He saved others; he cannot (dynamai) save himself.

Luke

1: 20But now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable (dynamai) to speak, until the day these things occur."
1: 22When he did come out, he could (dynamai) not speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained mute
3: 8Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able (dynamai) from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
5: 12Once, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you choose, you can (dynamai) make me clean."
5: 21Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, "Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who can (dynamai) forgive sins but God alone?"
5: 34Jesus said to them, "You cannot (dynamai) make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
6: 39He also told them a parable: "Can (dynamai) a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?
6: 42Or how can (dynamai) you say to your neighbor, 'Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye.
8: 19Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could (dynamai) not reach him because of the crowd.
9: 40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could (dynamai) not."
11: 7And he answers from within, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I can (dynamai) not get up and give you anything.'
12: 25And can (dynamai) any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
12: 26If then you are not able (dynamai) to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest?
13: 11And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable (dynamai) to stand up straight.
14: 20Another said, 'I have just been married, and therefore I can (dynamai) not come.'
14: 26"Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot (dynamai) be my disciple.
14: 27Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot (dynamai) be my disciple.
14: 33So therefore, none of you can (dynamai) become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.
16: 2So he summoned him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot (dynamai) be my manager any longer.'
16: 13No slave can (dynamai) serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot (dynamai) serve God and wealth."
16: 26Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot (dynamai) do so, neither to cross from there to us.'
18: 26Those who heard it said, "Then who can (dynamai) be saved?"
19: 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could (dynamai) not, because he was short in stature.
20: 36Indeed they cannot (dynamai) die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
21: 15for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able (dynamai) to withstand or contradict.

John

1: 46Nathanael said to him, "Can (dynamai) anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
3: 2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can (dynamai) do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God."
3: 3Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can (dynamai) see the kingdom of God without being born from above."
3: 4Nicodemus said to him, "How can (dynamai) anyone be born after having grown old? Can (dynamai) one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?"
3: 5Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can (dynamai) enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.
3: 9Nicodemus said to him, "How can (dynamai) these things be?"
3: 27John answered, "No one can (dynamai) receive anything except what has been given from heaven.
5: 19Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, the Son can (dynamai) do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.
5: 30"I can (dynamai) do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
5: 44How can (dynamai) you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?
6: 44No one can (dynamai) come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day.
6: 52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can (dynamai) this man give us his flesh to eat?"
6: 60When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This teaching is difficult; who can (dynamai) accept it?"
6: 65And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can (dynamai) come to me unless it is granted by the Father."
7: 7The world cannot (dynamai) hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its works are evil.
7: 34You will search for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot (dynamai) come."
7: 36What does he mean by saying, 'You will search for me and you will not find me' and 'Where I am, you cannot (dynamai) come'?"
8: 21Again he said to them, "I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot (dynamai) come."
8: 22Then the Jews said, "Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying, 'Where I am going, you cannot (dynamai) come'?"
8: 43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot (dynamai) accept my word.
9: 4We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can (dynamai) work.
9: 16Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath." But others said, "How can (dynamai) a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And they were divided.
9: 33If this man were not from God, he could (dynamai) do nothing."
10: 21Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can (dynamai) a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
10: 29What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can (dynamai) snatch it out of the Father's hand.
10: 35If those to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' - and the scripture cannot (dynamai) be annulled -
11: 37But some of them said, "Could (dynamai) not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"
12: 39And so they could (dynamai) not believe, because Isaiah also said,
13: 33Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot (dynamai) come.'
13: 36Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you cannot (dynamai) follow me now; but you will follow afterward."
13: 37Peter said to him, "Lord, why can (dynamai) I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
14: 5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can (dynamai) we know the way?"
14: 17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot (dynamai) receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
15: 4Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot (dynamai) bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither you unless you abide in me.
15: 5I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can (dynamai) do nothing.
16: 12"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot (dynamai) bear them now.

Acts

4: 16They said, "What will we do with them? For it is obvious to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been done through them; we cannot (dynamai) deny it.
4: 20for we cannot (dynamai) keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard."
5: 39but if it is of God, you will not be able (dynamai) to overthrow them - in that case you may even be found fighting against God!" They were convinced by him,
8: 31He replied, "How can (dynamai) I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.
10: 47"Can (dynamai) anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
13: 38Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, [and] from all those from which you could (dynamai) not be freed by the law of Moses.
15: 1Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot (dynamai) be saved."
17: 19So they took him and brought him to the Areopagus and asked him, "May (dynamai) we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
19: 40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can (dynamai) give to justify this commotion." When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
20: 32And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able (dynamai) to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.
21: 34Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another; and as he could (dynamai) not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
24: 8By examining him yourself you will be able (dynamai) to learn from him concerning everything of which we accuse him."
24: 11As you can (dynamai) find out, it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
24: 13Neither can (dynamai) they prove to you the charge that they now bring against me.
25: 11Now if I am in the wrong and have committed something for which I deserve to die, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can (dynamai) turn me over to them. I appeal to the emperor."
26: 32Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could (dynamai) have been set free if he had not appealed to the emperor."
27: 12Since the harbor was not suitable for spending the winter, the majority was in favor of putting to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could (dynamai) reach Phoenix, to spend the winter. It was a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.
27: 15Since the ship was caught and could (dynamai) not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
27: 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot (dynamai) be saved."
27: 39In the morning they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could (dynamai).
27: 43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could (dynamai) swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,

1 John

3: 9Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God's seed abides in them; they cannot (dynamai) sin, because they have been born of God.
4: 20Those who say, "I love God," and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot (dynamai) love God whom they have not seen.