Luke 17:5

Mace New Testament

The Apostles having said to the Lord, increase our faith, he answer'd them,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

King James Version (1611)
And the Apostles said vnto the Lord, Increase our faith.

King James Version
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

English Standard Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

New American Standard Bible
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

New Century Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

Amplified Bible
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith [our ability to confidently trust in God and in His power]."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Legacy Standard Bible
And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Berean Standard Bible
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Contemporary English Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Make our faith stronger!"

Complete Jewish Bible
The emissaries said to the Lord, "Increase our trust."

Darby Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.

Easy-to-Read Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Apostles saide vnto the Lorde, Increase our faith.

George Lamsa Translation
And the apostles said to our Lord, Increase our faith.

Good News Translation
The apostles said to the Lord, "Make our faith greater."

Lexham English Bible
And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Literal Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, Give us more faith.

American Standard Version
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Bible in Basic English
And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

Hebrew Names Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

International Standard Version
Then the apostles said to the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

Etheridge Translation
And the apostles said unto our Lord, Increase to us faith.

Murdock Translation
And the Legates said to our Lord: Increase our faith.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Apostles sayde vnto the Lorde: increase our fayth.

English Revised Version
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

World English Bible
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said,

Weymouth's New Testament
And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the apostlis seiden to the Lord, Encrese to vs feith.

Update Bible Version
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.

New English Translation
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

New King James Version
Matthew 17:19-21; Mark 9:28,29">[xr] And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

New Living Translation
The apostles said to the Lord, "Show us how to increase our faith."

New Life Bible
The followers said to the Lord, "Give us more faith."

New Revised Standard
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the apostles said unto the Lord - Bestow on us faith!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

Revised Standard Version
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the apostles sayde vnto the Lorde: increase oure faith.

Young's Literal Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the Apostles sayde vnto ye LORDE: Increace oure faith.

THE MESSAGE
The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then the twelve cowboys said, "Show us how to have more faith!"

Contextual Overview

¹ Then said Jesus to his disciples, it is impossible but that discouragements should come: but wo to him, who is the occasion of them. ² it were better for him that a milstone were hang'd about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should occasion any innocent person to relapse. ³ take care of your conduct. if your brother offend you, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgive him. ⁴ tho' he should offend you seven times in a day, and seven times in the day return to you, saying, I repent, you must forgive him. ⁵ The Apostles having said to the Lord, increase our faith, he answer'd them, ⁶ if your faith improv'd like a grain of mustard-seed, you might say to this sycamine-tree, be thou rooted up, and planted in the sea; and it should obey you. ⁷ Who of you having a servant, that plows, or feeds your cattle, will immediately upon his coming from field, say to him, come and sit at table? ⁸ won't he rather say, get ready my supper, dress yourself, and wait upon me, till I have done eating and drinking; after that, take your meal? ⁹ will he think himself oblig'd to that servant for doing what he was order'd? I believe not. ¹⁰ so when you have done all that you were commanded to do, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have only done what was our duty to do.

Bible Verse Review
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Increase: Mark 9:24, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, Philippians 4:13, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 1:23

Reciprocal: Matthew 15:28 - great Acts 3:16 - through 1 Corinthians 12:9 - faith 1 Corinthians 13:2 - and though I have all Colossians 2:12 - the faith 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - the Lord

Cross-References

John 1:42
and he brought him to Jesus. and when Jesus beheld him, he said, "thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas," which is by interpretation, a stone.

Romans 4:17
" I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were:

Revelation 2:17
he that hath an ear, let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches: to him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man understands, except he that receives it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the apostles said unto the Lord,.... Either on account of what was now said by Christ concerning offences, and forgiving injuries; being conscious to themselves of their own weakness to withstand temptations; and fearful lest they should be stumbled and offended with what they should meet with; or that they should give offence to others: and being also sensible of what spirits they were of, and of the difficulties of conquering them, and mastering the resentment of their minds, when injured and provoked; and also the necessity of divine assistance, of having fresh supplies of grace, and of having their graces, and particularly faith, strengthened, and drawn into a lively exercise; or on account of their not being able to cast out a devil from one that was possessed,

Matthew 17:19 when words, to the same purpose, were spoken by Christ, as in the following verse; on occasion of one or other of these, though more likely the former, the apostles addressed Christ in this manner,

increase our faith; both the faith of working miracles, and the grace of believing in him: by which, as they express their sense of the weakness, and imperfection of their faith; and their great desire to have it increased, which might be for their comfort, and his glory; so they acknowledge his divine power, and that he is the author and finisher of faith; and that as the beginning, so the increase of it is from him: wherefore faith is not of a man's self, or the produce of man's freewill and power, but is the gift of God; and even where it is, it is not in man to increase it, or add to it, or to draw it forth into exercise; this also is the operation of God. And if the apostles had need to put up such a petition to Christ, much more reason have other men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Increase our faith - This duty of forgiving offences seemed so difficult to the disciples that they strongly felt the need of an increase of faith. They felt that they were prone themselves to harbor resentments, and that it required an additional increase of true religion to enable them to comply with the requirements of Jesus. We may learn from this:

1. That Jesus has “the power” of increasing the faith of his people. Strength comes from him, and especially strength to believe the gospel. Hence, he is called the “Author and Finisher” of our faith, Hebrews 12:2.
2. The duty of forgiving offences is one of the most difficult duties of the Christian religion. It is so contrary to our natural feelings; it implies such elevation above the petty feelings of malice and revenge, and is so contrary to the received maxims of the world, which teach us to “cherish” rather than to forgive the memory of offences, that it is no wonder our Saviour dwells much on this duty, and so strenuously insists on it in order to our having evidence that our hearts have been changed.

Some have thought that this prayer that he would increase their faith refers to the power of working miracles, and especially to the case recorded in Matthew 17:16-20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 17:5. Increase our faith. — This work of pardoning every offence of every man, and that continually, seemed so difficult, even to the disciples themselves, that they saw, without an extraordinary degree of faith, they should never be able to keep this command. But some think that this and what follows relate to what Matthew has mentioned. Matthew 17:19-20.