Luke 17:6

Luke 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Context of Luke 17:6

4Your brother may do a bad thing to you seven times in one day. He may turn to you each time and say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he does that, you must forgive him every time.’ 5The apostles said to the Lord Jesus, ‘Help us to believe more and more in God.’ The Lord replied, ‘You may believe in God only a very little bit, like a very small seed. Even if you only believe that little bit, you could say to this tree, “Pull yourself out of the ground and plant yourself in the sea.” Then the tree would obey you. 7Think about this. You may have a servant that is ploughing your land. Or you may have a servant that is taking care of your sheep. When he comes in from his work in the evening, you would not say to him, “Sit down and eat.” 8No, you would not say that. You would say to your servant, “Prepare my meal for me. Dress yourself properly and bring the food to me. I will eat and drink first. You can eat when I have finished.”

Luke 17:6 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος· εἰ ἔχετε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐλέγετε ἂν τῇ συκαμίνῳ ταύτῃ· ἐκριζώθητι καὶ φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ὑπήκουσεν ἂν ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a grainκόκκοςkokkos · seedG2848
• of mustard seedσίναπιsinapi · mustardG4615
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• unto thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sycamine treeσυκάμινοςsukaminos · mulberry treeG4807
• Be thou plucked up by the rootἐκριζόωekrizoō · to uprootG1610
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• be thou plantedφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• it should obeyὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Luke 17:6

• Matthew 17:20Jesus replied, ‘You could not do it because you do not trust God very much. I tell you this: You may believe in God only a little bit, like a very small seed. Even then, you could say to this mountain, “Go away from this place and move to that other place.” Then it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you to do.’ [
• Matthew 21:21Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you this: You must believe in God. You must not have other ideas in your mind. If you believe in God, then you could also do the same thing to this fig tree. You could even say to this mountain, “Move away and throw yourself into the sea!” Then it would really happen.
• Mark 9:23Jesus said to the father, ‘You should not say, “If you can do anything.” Everything is possible for those people who believe.’
• Mark 11:22So Jesus said to them, ‘You must believe in God.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2I may be able to speak messages from God. I may understand all God's secret things, and know all the facts. I may have great faith so that I trust God enough to move mountains. But I am nothing if I do not love others.
• Luke 13:19It is like a very small seed of the plant called mustard. A man took this seed and he planted it in his garden. The seed grew and it became a tree. It was so big that birds came and made their nests among its branches.’
• Matthew 13:31Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘I will tell you again what the kingdom of heaven is like. It is like a very small seed of the plant called mustard. A man took this seed and he planted it in his field.

Commentaries on Luke 17:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6As a grain of mustard seed - A faith that increases and thrives as that is described to do, Matthew 13:32; (note), where see the note. See also Matthew 17:20. This sycamine - The words seem to intimate that they were standing by such a tree. The sycamine is probably the same as the sycamore. Sycamore with us, says Mr. Evelyn, is falsely so called, being our acer majus, greater maple. The true sycamore is the ficus Pharaonis or Aegyptia, Pharaoh's, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6See Matthew 17:20. “Sycamine-tree.” This name, as well as sycamore, is given, among us, to the large tree commonly called the buttonwood; but the tree here mentioned is different. The Latin Vulgate and the Syriac versions translate it “mulberry-tree.” It is said to have been a tree that commonly grew in Egypt, of the size and appearance of a mulberry-tree, but bearing a species of figs. This tree was common in Palestine. It is probable that our Lord was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6A 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. sycamine--mulberry. (See on Mr 11:22-24.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 17:6

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sycamine

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Commentaries on Luke 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings