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Matthew 17:20

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

"Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."

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Another parable which he told them was this--"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

And Jesus said: "Come." So Peter got down from the boat, and walked on the water, and went towards Jesus;

"O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed, "how long must I be among you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me."

Afterwards the disciples came up to Jesus, and asked him privately: "Why was it that we could not drive it out?"

As they were going down the mountain side, Jesus gave them this warning--"Do not speak of this vision to any one, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

"I tell you," replied Jesus, "if you have faith, without ever a doubt, you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.

"Why are you so timid?" he said. "O men of little faith!" Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.

"Have faith in God!" replied Jesus.

"I tell you that if any one should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!', without ever a doubt in his mind, but in the faith that what he says will be done, he would find that it would be.

By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,

Why say 'possibly'?" Jesus replied. "Everything is possible for one who has faith."

For no promise from God shall fail to be fulfilled."

But the Master said: "If your faith were only like a mustard- seed, you could say to this mulberry tree 'Be up-rooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

But Jesus said: "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

"Did not I tell you," replied Jesus, "that, if you would believe in me, you should see the glory of God?"

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another power to cure diseases by the one Spirit; to another supernatural powers;

Even though I have the gift of preaching, and fathom all hidden truths and all the depths of knowledge; even though I have such faith as might move mountains, yet have not Love, I am nothing!

We see, then, that they failed to enter upon it because of their want of faith.




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