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NASB					Matt 17:20 And He *said³⁰⁰⁴ to them, "Because¹²²³ of the littleness^3640a of your faith^3640a; for truly²⁸¹ I say³⁰⁰⁴ to you, ^Aif¹⁴³⁷ you have²¹⁹² faith⁴¹⁰² ¹the size⁵⁶¹³ of ^Ba mustard⁴⁶¹⁵ seed²⁸⁴⁸, you will say³⁰⁰⁴ to ^Cthis³⁷⁷⁸ mountain³⁷³⁵, 'Move³³²⁷ from here^1759b to there¹⁵⁶³,' and it will move³³²⁷; and ^Dnothing³⁷⁶² will be impossible¹⁰¹ to you.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 17:20 He answered, "Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ¹if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and [if it is God's will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. [Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6; 1 John 5:14]

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Jesus used this moment to emphasize to the disciples that a person's confident, abiding faith combined with God's power can produce absolutely amazing results, if the request is in harmony with God's will. God is fully capable of doing that which man regards as impossible (Mark 14:36; James 4:3).

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Matt 21:21 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.

Matt 13:31 ¶ He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Matt 17:9 ¶ As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes."

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101

adunateô; from 102; to be unable:--impossible(2).

281

amên; adv. of Heb. or. [543]; truly:--Amen(30), truly(99).

1223

dia; a prim. prep.; through, on account of, because of:--account(4), after(2), afterward(1), always*(2), because(111), between*(1), briefly*(1), charge*(1), constantly(1), continually*(6), during(1), forever*(1), gives(1), means(3), over(1), presence(1), reason(40), sake(41), sakes(5), since(1), so then*(1), so*(1), therefore*(16), this reason*(1), this*(1), though(1), through(225), through the agency(1), through*(1), view(2), way(3), what(1), why(3), why*(27).

1437

ean; contr. from 1487 and 302; if (a conditional particle used like 1487, but usually with the Gr. subjunctive mood):--case(1), everyone(1), except*(1), if(222), if*(2), or*(1), though(2), unless*(34), whatever*(22), when(2), whenever*(2), wherever*(8), whether*(1), whoever*(17), whomever*(2).

1563

ekei; of unc. der.; there, by ext. to there:--bystanders*(1), case(1), city(1), nearby(1), over there(1), place(2), place there(4), there(84).

1759b

enthen; from 1722; from here:--here(2).

2192

echô; a prim. vb.; to have, hold:--ability(1), able(1), accompany(1), acknowledge*(1), am(2), become(1), been(3), being(1), being under(1), bringing(1), conceived*(1), consider(2), considered(2), could(2), derive(1), deriving(1), devoid*(1), enjoyed(1), experiencing(1), felt(1), following(1), get(2), gripped(1), had(80), has(134), have(283), have had(2), having(50), held(1), hold(5), holding(7), holds(2), ill*(5), incurring(1), involves(1), keep(3), keeping(3), kept(1), maintain(1), maintained(1), maintaining(1), meets(1), nearby(1), next(2), obliged*(1), obtain(2), obtained(1), owned(3), possess(2), possessed(4), possesses(1), receive(1), received(1), recover*(1), regard(2), regarded(1), reigns*(1), remember*(1), retain(1), seize(1), show(1), think*(1), unable*(1), under(1), under*(1), use(1), without*(3).

2848

kokkos; a prim. word; a grain:--grain(2), seed(5).

3004

legô; a prim. vb.; to say:--addressing(1), agree*(1), ask(1), asked(3), asking(4), bring charges(1), call(8), called(34), calling(1), calls(3), claimed(1), claiming(2), command(3), designated(1), follows(1), give(1), gives(1), greeted*(1), made(1), mean(2), means(3), meant(1), mention(1), named(3), ordered(2), quote(1), referred(1), remarking(1), said(1086), say(364), saying(440), says(102), shouting(1), so-called(3), speak(22), speaking(17), speaks(6), spoke(18), spoken(26), stated(1), stating(2), talking(5), tell(71), telling(18), thing spoken(1), things spoken(1), thought(1), told(35), using(1).

3327

metabainô; from 3326 and the same as 939; to pass over, withdraw, depart:--depart(1), departed(1), departing(2), leave(2), left(1), move(2), moving(1), passed(2).

3640a

oligopistia; from 3641 and 4102; little faith:--littleness of...faith(1).

3735

oros; a prim. word; a mountain:--hill(2), mount(3), Mount(15), mountain(31), mountains(12).

3762

oudeis and outheis,
oudemia,
ouden and outhen; from 3761 and 1520; no one, none:--all(1), any(7), anyone(9), anything(7), cannot*(1), never*(1), no(26), no...anything(1), no such thing(1), no man(3), no one(87), no one's(1), no respect(1), no*(6), nobody(1), none(12), none*(1), nothing(45), nothing at all(1), nothing nothing(1), nothing*(7), one(10), one*(3), useless*(1), worthless(1).

3778

houtos,
hautê,
touto; prob. from a redupl. of 3588, used as a demonstrative pron.; this:--afterward*(3), especially(1), fact(2), follow*(1), here*(1), hereafter*(1), man(1), now*(1), one(2), one whom(1), partly*(1), person(1), present(1), same(1), so(1), so then*(1), so*(1), some(2), such(2), therefore*(16), these(179), these...things(1), these men(10), these people(1), these things(192), this(737), this man(56), this man's(2), this one(4), this reason*(1), this thing(2), this way(1), this woman(4), this*(1), this...thing(1), those(2), those things(1), very(3), very thing(2), who(2), whom(1).

4102

pistis; from 3982; faith, faithfulness:--faith(238), faithfulness(3), pledge(1), proof(1).

4615

sinapi; of Eg. or.; mustard (a plant):--mustard(5).

5613

hôs; adv. from 3739; as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as:--about(20), according(2), affected(1), after(2), appear*(1), appeared(1), effect(1), how(20), however*(1), if(10), just(6), just like(1), like(106), like*(1), namely(1), one(2), same way(1), seeing(1), since(2), size(1), so(3), so*(1), though(15), way(1), when(53), whenever*(1), where(1), while(10).

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