Matthew 17:20

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.

And {G1161} Jesus {G2424} said {G2036} unto them {G846}, Because {G1223} of your {G5216} unbelief {G570}: for {G1063} verily {G281} I say {G3004} unto you {G5213}, If {G1437} ye have {G2192} faith {G4102} as {G5613} a grain {G2848} of mustard seed {G4615}, ye shall say {G2046} unto this {G5129} mountain {G3735}, Remove {G3327} hence {G1782} to yonder place {G1563}; and {G2532} it shall remove {G3327}; and {G2532} nothing {G3762} shall be impossible {G101} unto you {G5213}.

have trust as tiny as a mustard seed, you will be able to say to this mountain, `Move from here to there!' and it will move; indeed, nothing will be impossible for you!"

“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: 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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Cross-References

  • Luke 17:6 (67 votes)

    And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

  • Mark 11:23 (54 votes)

    For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

  • Luke 18:27 (42 votes)

    And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

  • Luke 1:37 (40 votes)

    For with God nothing shall be impossible.

  • Matthew 21:21 (34 votes)

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

  • Mark 9:23 (30 votes)

    Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:2 (28 votes)

    And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.