Luke 17:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶ And the Lord said, “If you had faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and replanted in the ocean,’ and it would obey you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And the Lord answered, If you had faith (trust and confidence in God) even [so small] like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, Be pulled up by the roots, and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

Common English Bible

⁶ The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ But the Lord said: "If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.' And it would obey you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.

Luke 17:6 Cross References

Matthew 14:29

And Jesus replied, “Come [ahead].” So, Peter climbed over the side of the boat and went to Jesus, walking on the water.

Matthew 17:20

He answered them, “[It was] because you had such little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to that place over there’ and it would move. And nothing will be impossible for you [to do].”

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith, without doubting, you will not only [be able to] do what was done to this fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the ocean,’ it will happen.

Mark 4:31

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

Mark 9:23

And Jesus said to him, “’If you can.’ [Note: By repeating the man’s words Jesus seems to be saying, “You mean, if you can believe”]. Everything is possible to the person who believes [it can happen].”

Luke 13:19

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree, which a man took and planted in his garden. And it grew and became a [large] tree, and the birds of the sky roosted in its branches.”

Luke 17:7

“But which of you, whose slave is plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come and sit right down to eat’?

Luke 19:4

So, he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon].

Luke 7:13

Now when the Lord saw her, He felt very sorry for her and said to her, “Do not cry.”

Luke 7:19

So, John called to him two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have the [spiritual] gift of prophecy, and can understand all [of God’s] secret purposes, and have all knowledge; and if I have all [the supernatural] faith necessary to relocate mountains [See Matt. 17:20], but do not have love [for people], I am nothing.