Luke 17:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Lord replied, 'If you have 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.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the Lord said, If you had faith as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, Be uprooted and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say {G302} unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey {G302} you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the Lorde sayde: yf ye had faith lyke a grayne of mustard sede and shuld saye vnto this sycamine tree plucke thy selfe vp by the rootes and plant thy selfe in the see: he should obey you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE sayde: Yf ye haue faith as a grayne of mustarde sede, and saye vnto this Molbery tre: Plucke thy self vp by the rotes, and plate thy self in the see, it shalbe obediet vnto you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Lord said, If ye had faith, as much as is a graine of mustard seede, and should say vnto this mulberie tree, Plucke thy selfe vp by the rootes, and plant thy selfe in the sea, it should euen obey you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lorde sayde: If ye had fayth as much as a grayne of mustarde seede, & should say vnto this Sycamine tree, plucke vp thy selfe by the rootes, and plant thy selfe in the sea, it shoulde obey you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the Lord said, `If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So the Lord replied,“If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree,‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 17:20 : 20 He replied, 'Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'
  • Matt 21:21 : 21 Jesus answered them, 'Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  • Mark 9:23 : 23 Jesus said to him, 'If you can? Everything is possible for the one who believes.
  • Mark 11:22-23 : 22 Jesus replied to them, 'Have faith in God.' 23 'Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea, and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.'
  • Luke 13:19 : 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.'
  • Matt 13:31-32 : 31 He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.' 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.
  • 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
  • Luke 19:4 : 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because Jesus was about to pass that way.

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