Matthew 17:20
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
- ASV
- And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: 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.
- DARBY
- And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
- BLB
- And He said to them, “Because of your⁺ little faith. For truly I say to you⁺, if you⁺ have faith as a grain of mustard, you⁺ will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. And nothing will be impossible for you⁺.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sa til dem: «På grunn av vantroen deres. For i sannhet sier jeg dere: Har dere tro som et sennepskorn så kan dere si til dette fjellet: ‘Flytt deg derfra og dit!’ og det skal flytte seg, og ingen ting skal være umulig for dere.
- OTB
- Han sa til dem: “På grunn av deres lille tro. Sannelig sier jeg dere, hvis dere har tro som et sennepsfrø, skal dere si til dette fjellet, ‘Flytt deg herfra og dit,’ og det skal flytte seg; ingenting skal være umulig for dere.”
- B1930
- Jesus sa til dem: For eders vantros skyld; for sannelig sier jeg eder: Har I tro som et sennepskorn, da kan I si til dette fjell: Flytt dig derfra og dit! og det skal flytte sig, og intet skal være umulig for eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 17:6
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.
Read in contextMark 11:23
“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
Read in contextLuke 1:37
For no word from God will ever fail.”
Read in contextLuke 18:27
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Read in contextMatthew 21:21
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Read in contextMark 9:23
“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Read in contextMatthew 13:31
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
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