Matthew 17:20
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
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.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed 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 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.
Read in contextMark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Read in contextLuke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Read in contextLuke 18:27
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
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 contextMark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
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 contextMatthew 13:31
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 context