And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Parallel translations
- WEB The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
- BSB The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- NKJV And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
- NASB The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- NLT The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.”
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Quick answer
The apostles, sensing the difficulty of such forgiveness, ask the Lord to increase their faith.
Overview
Confronted with the demanding call to repeated forgiveness, the apostles recognize their need for greater faith. Their request is humble and right. Jesus' reply will redirect them from the quantity of faith to its true object and power, found in God.
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- Mark 9:24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
- Heb 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- 2 Cor 12:8–10For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
- 2 Th 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
- Mark 6:30And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
- Luke 7:13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
- 1 Pet 1:22–23Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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