Luke 17:6

6 And 1the Lord said, "If you had faith like 2a mustard seed, you would say to this 3mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea '; and it would obey you.

Luke 17:6 In-Context

4 "And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him."
5 The apostles said to the Lord , "Increase our faith!"
6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea '; and it would obey you.
7 "Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down to eat'?
8 "But will he not say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink '?

Cross References 3

  • 1. Luke 7:13
  • 2. Matthew 13:31; Matthew 17:20; Mark 4:31; Luke 13:19
  • 3. Luke 19:4

Footnotes 2

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