Luke 17:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.

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  • Matt 17:20 : 20 And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.
  • Matt 21:21 : 21 And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.
  • Mark 9:23 : 23 And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.
  • Mark 11:22-23 : 22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith. 23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.
  • Luke 13:19 : 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.
  • Matt 13:31-32 : 31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field: 32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.
  • 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
  • Luke 19:4 : 4 And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

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  • 86%

    19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

    20 And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.

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    19 And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

    20 And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

    21 And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

    22 And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

  • 5 And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

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    20 And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

    21 And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

    22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith.

    23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

    24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

  • Mark 4:30-32
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    30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

    31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

    32 But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

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    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

    19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

    20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

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    31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

    32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

  • 7 But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

  • Luke 13:6-9
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    6 And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

    7 And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

    8 And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

    9 And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

  • 26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

  • 13 But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

  • 7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

  • 9 Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?

  • 23 And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

  • 40 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

  • 11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • 30 But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

  • 28 But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

  • 26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

  • 10 Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

  • 29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

  • 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

  • 10 And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

  • 5 And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.

  • 19 Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

  • 5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

  • 9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • 25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?

  • 9 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • 13 And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

  • 19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

  • 6 Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.

  • 10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.