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Matthew 17:20 — And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say…
“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.”
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The verses around Matthew 17:20.
18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20And 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.
21Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
Verse explanation
The mustard seed was known at the time as one of the smallest seeds under cultivation. Jesus isn’t comparing faith to something weak, but the opposite: even a tiny amount, the size of that seed, is already enough for an enormous result.
From the Matthew 17 study in Bible in Stories.
Matthew 17:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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 the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E Jesus lhes disse: Por causa da vossa pouca fé; porque em verdade vos digo que, se tivesseis fé como um grão de mostarda, dirieis a este monte: Passa d'aqui para acolá: e havia de passar; e nada vos seria impossivel.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E Jesus lhes respondeu: Por causa da vossa incredulidade; pois em verdade vos digo, que se tivésseis fé como um grão de mostarda, diríeis a este monte: “Passa-te daqui para lá”, E ele passaria. E nada vos seria impossível.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Porque ustedes no creen lo suficiente”, les dijo Jesús. “Les digo que aún si la confianza de ustedes fuera tan pequeña como una semilla de mostaza, ustedes podrían decir a esta montaña ‘muévete de aquí para allá,’ y esta se movería. Nada sería imposible para ustedes”.
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More verses about faith
- Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- Mark 11:24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye…
- Romans 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
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