Matthew 17:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν: ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, Μετάβηθι ἔντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ· καὶ μεταβήσεται· καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν.

Transliteration

The de Iēsous eipen to them, Through the apistian of you: amēn gar legō to you, If echēte pistin as kokkon sinapeōs, ereite to the orei to this, Metabēthi enteuthen ekei; and metabēsetai; and ouden adynatēsei to you.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said
*apistian*: accusative, feminine, singular - unbelief
*amēn*: Hebrew word used as adverb - truly/verily
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*echēte*: present, active, subjunctive, 2nd plural - you have/might have
*pistin*: accusative, feminine, singular - faith
*kokkon*: accusative, masculine, singular - grain/seed
*sinapeōs*: genitive, neuter, singular - of mustard
*ereite*: future, active, indicative, 2nd plural - you will say
*orei*: dative, neuter, singular - mountain
*Metabēthi*: aorist, active, imperative, 2nd singular - move/depart
*enteuthen*: adverb - from here
*ekei*: adverb - there
*metabēsetai*: future, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - it will move
*ouden*: nominative, neuter, singular - nothing
*adynatēsei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will be impossible

Word Meanings

*apistian*: unbelief/lack of faith/faithlessness
*amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
*pistin*: faith/trust/belief
*kokkon*: grain/seed
*sinapeōs*: of mustard/mustard plant
*Metabēthi*: move/depart/be removed
*metabēsetai*: it will move/it will be removed
*adynatēsei*: will be impossible/will be unable

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Referenced Verses

Mark 11:23 : 23 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 17:6 : 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.
Matt 21:21 : 21 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.
Luke 1:37 : 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luke 18:27 : 27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
1 Cor 13:2 : 2 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.
Mark 9:23 : 23 {G1161} Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Matt 13:31 : 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
John 11:40 : 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Matt 14:30-31 : 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Mark 4:31 : 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Heb 3:19 : 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

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