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19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”

20 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. 21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.” [a]

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  1. 17:21 NU omits verse 21.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 He said to them, (A)“Because of your little faith. For (B)truly, I say to you, (C)if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, (D)you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and (E)nothing will be impossible for you.”[a]

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  1. Matthew 17:20 Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting