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"It was because you do not have enough faith," answered Jesus. "I assure you that if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this hill, ‘Go from here to there!' and it will go. You could do anything!"

"If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be drowned in the deep sea.

How terrible for the world that there are things that make people lose their faith! Such things will always happen—but how terrible for the one who causes them!

"If your hand or your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life without a hand or a foot than to keep both hands and both feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.

Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?"

Jesus said to her, "My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your trouble."

He was greatly surprised, because the people did not have faith. Then Jesus went to the villages around there, teaching the people.

"Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith."

The father at once cried out, "I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!"

"If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around the neck and be thrown into the sea.

So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out.

And if your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than to keep both feet and be thrown into hell.

And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell.

"Go," Jesus told him, "your faith has made you well." At once he was able to see and followed Jesus on the road.

Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.

Last of all, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating. He scolded them, because they did not have faith and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.

When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, "Your sins are forgiven, my friend."