Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed from this place to that, and it shall be removed: and nothing shall be impossible for you.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said: Why were we not able to cast him out?
21But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.
Cross References
Matthew 13:31Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, that a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.
Matthew 17:17Jesus answered and said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.
Mark 4:31It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the ground, is less than all seeds that are in the ground;
Mark 11:23For, verily I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says will come to pass, he shall have whatever he says.
Luke 17:6And the Lord said: If you had faith like a grain of mustard, you might say to this sycamine-tree, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it should obey you.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:15-22
The Expulsion of a Demon. 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;… Read the whole commentary →