Matthew

Matthew 17:19–20

19Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”c

Footnotes

  • c 17:20 BYZ and TR include 21But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting; see Mark 9:29|MRK 9:29.

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Matthew 17:19

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AfterwardΤότεToteAdverbG5119 then
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4334 I come near, consent to
to JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
privatelyἰδίανidianAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG2398 one's own, private, personal
askedεἶπονeiponVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
WhyΔιὰDiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
couldn’tἠδυνήθημενēdynēthēmenVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralG1410 I am powerful, am able
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
drive it outἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce

Matthew 17:20

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BecauseΔιὰDiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
youὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
so little faithὀλιγοπιστίανoligopistianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3640 of little faith
He answeredλέγειlegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
trulyἀμὴνamēnHebrew WordG281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tellλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
ifἐὰνeanConjunctionG1437 if
you haveἔχητεechēteVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralG2192 I have, hold, possess
faithπίστινpistinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
the size ofὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4615 mustard
seedκόκκονkokkonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2848 a kernel, grain
you can sayἐρεῖτεereiteVerb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG2046 I say, speak
to thisτούτῳtoutōDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
mountainὄρειoreiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3735 a mountain
MoveΜετάβαMetabaVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG3327 I leave, depart, remove, pass over
from hereἔνθενenthenAdverbG1759 here, in this place
to thereἐκεῖekeiAdverbG1563 there, yonder, thither
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
it will moveμεταβήσεταιmetabēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG3327 I leave, depart, remove, pass over
NothingοὐδὲνoudenAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadynatēseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG101 to be impossible
for youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you

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Matthew 17:19 Mark 9:28

Matthew 17:20 Luke 17:6 · Mark 11:23 · Luke 1:37 · Luke 18:27 · Matthew 21:21 · Mark 9:23 · 1 Corinthians 13:2 · Matthew 13:31 · John 11:40 · Mark 4:31 · Matthew 14:30–31 · Hebrews 3:19

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