Luke 17:5-6
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How Big Is Your Faith?(A)
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”
6 The Lord said, “If your faith were the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘·Dig yourself up [Be uprooted] and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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Luke 17:5-6
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5 The apostles(A) said to the Lord,(B) “Increase our faith!”
6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed,(C) you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.(D)
Matthew 17:19-21
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19 The ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus when he was alone and asked, “Why couldn’t we ·force [drive; cast] the demon out?”
20 Jesus answered, “Because ·your faith is too small [you have so little faith]. I tell you the truth, if your faith is ·as big as [as small as; the size of; L as; like] a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. ·All things will be possible [L Nothing would be impossible] for you. |21 That kind of spirit comes out only if you use prayer and fasting.|”[a]
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- Matthew 17:21 That … fasting. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
Matthew 17:19-21
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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.” [21] [a]
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- Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.
Mark 9:28-29
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28 When Jesus went into the house, his ·followers [disciples] began asking him privately, “Why couldn’t we ·force [drive; cast] that evil spirit out?”
29 Jesus answered, “That kind of spirit can only be forced out by prayer.”[a]
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- Mark 9:29 prayer Some Greek copies continue, “and fasting.”
Mark 9:28-29
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28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,(A) “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.[a]”
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- Mark 9:29 Some manuscripts prayer and fasting
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