Luke 17:6
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
- KJV
- And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
- WEB
- The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
- ASV
- And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
- DARBY
- But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.
- BLB
- And the Lord said, “If you⁺ have faith as a grain of mustard, you⁺ would have said to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would have obeyed you⁺.
- ÅB
- Men Herren sa: Dersom dere hadde tro som et sennepskorn, da skulle dere si til dette morbærtre: Rykk deg opp med rot og plant deg i havet! og det skulle lyde dere.
- OTB
- Herren svarte: "Hvis dere har tro så liten som et sennepsfrø, kunne dere si til dette morbærtreet: 'Bli rykket opp med rot og plantet i havet,' og det ville adlyde dere.
- B1930
- Men Herren sa: Dersom I hadde tro som et sennepskorn, da skulde I si til dette morbærtre: Rykk dig op med rot og plant dig i havet! og det skulde lyde eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Read in contextMark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Read in contextMatthew 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Read in contextMatthew 13:31–32
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Read in contextLuke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Read in contextMark 11:22–23
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Read in contextLuke 19:4
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
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