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Matthew 17:19-20
Amplified Bible
Matthew 17:19-20
Amplified Bible
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why could we not drive it out?” 20 He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, [a]if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.(A)
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- Matthew 17:20 Jesus used this moment to emphasize to the disciples that a person’s confident, abiding faith combined with God’s power can produce absolutely amazing results, if the request is in harmony with God’s will. God is fully capable of doing that which man regards as impossible (Mark 14:36; James 4:3).
Matthew 17:19-20
King James Version
Matthew 17:19-20
King James Version
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.
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Matthew 17:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 17:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 “Because of your little faith,” He[a] told them. “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of[b] a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(A) Nothing will be impossible for you.(B)
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- Matthew 17:20 Other mss read your unbelief,” Jesus
- Matthew 17:20 Lit faith like
Matthew 17:19-20
New International Version
Matthew 17:19-20
New International Version
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(A) as small as a mustard seed,(B) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(C) Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:19-20
The Message
Matthew 17:19-20
The Message
19 When the disciples had Jesus off to themselves, they asked, “Why couldn’t we throw it out?”
20 “Because you’re not yet taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”
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