Translations
Modern
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the Lord said, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard, you would have said to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would have obeyed you.
Latin
Dixit autem Dominus: Si habueritis fidem sicut granum sinapis, dicetis huic arbori moro: Eradicare, et transplantare in mare, et obediet vobis.
Original
Greek
English
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Notes
A mustard seed was a common example of something very small (see 13:19).
you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted': Black mulberry trees can live for hundreds of years and have wide and deep roots, making them very hard to pull out of the ground.
it will obey you: This does not mean people should use faith to perform random miracles. God has unlimited power, and those who trust him will see him act according to his will.
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Mulberry Mustard Sycamine
Topics
Faith in Christ Faith: Enjoined Jesus, the Christ: Teaches his Disciples Concerning offenses, Meekness, and Humility (In Peraea) Moving Mountains Sycamine: A Tree The Mustard Seed