19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

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.

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

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19 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked privately, Why could we not drive it out?

20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of [a]firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [[b]that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

21 [c]But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:20 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 17:20 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation.
  3. Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts do not contain this verse.