Matthew 17:19
Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief. Amen I say to you, certainly, if you will have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move. And nothing will be impossible for you.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
In Context
18Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”
20But this kind is not cast out, except through prayer and fasting.”
Cross References
Mark 4:10And when he was alone, the twelve, who were with him, questioned him about the parable.
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 →