Luke 17:5

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And the apostles said unto the Lord - Bestow on us faith!

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!"

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.

Mace New Testament (1729)
The Apostles having said to the Lord, increase our faith, he answer'd them,

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 And he said unto his disciples: - It is, impossible, that occasions of stumbling should not come, notwithstanding, alas! for him through whom they do come: ² It profiteth him, if, a mill-stone, is hung about his neck, and he is cast into the sea, than that he cause, one, of these little ones, to stumble. ³ Be taking heed to yourselves, - If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him; ⁴ Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him. ⁵ And the apostles said unto the Lord - Bestow on us faith! ⁶ And the Lord said - If ye have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, ye should be saying unto thismulberry-tree - Be uprooted! and be planted in the sea, - and it should obey you. ⁷ But, who from among you, having, a servant, plowing or keeping sheep, when he hath come in out of the field, will say to him - Straightway, come, and recline; - ⁸ on the contrary, will not say to him - Make somewhat ready, that I may dine, - and, girding thyself, be ministering unto me, until I have eaten and drunk; and, after these things, thou, shalt eat and drink? ⁹ Doth he offer thanks unto the servant, because he hath done the things enjoined? ¹⁰ Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say - Unprofitable servants, are we, - What we were bound to do, we have done!

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

Genesis 17:2
That I may set my covenant betwixt me and thee, And may multiply thee, exceedingly.

Genesis 17:4
As for me, lo! my covenant is with thee, - So shalt thou become - father of a multitude of nations;

Genesis 17:15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, - but, Sarah, is her name;

Genesis 17:21
But my covenant, will I establish with Isaac, - whom Sarah shall bear, to thee, by this set time, in the next year.

Genesis 17:23
So Abraham took Ishmael his son and all born of his house and all bought with his silver - every male among the men of the house of Abraham, - and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on this selfsame day, according to that which God had spoken with him.

Genesis 32:28
Then he said - Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel, - For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.

Numbers 13:16
These, are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, - but Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

2 Samuel 12:25
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah, for Yahweh's sake.

Nehemiah 9:7
Thou, art Yahweh, God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, - and madest his name Abraham;

Isaiah 65:15
So shall ye leave your name for an oath, to my chosen ones, - So then My Lord Yahweh, will slay thee, - And his servants, will he, call by another name:

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.