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Abram believed the Lord , and because of this faith the Lord accepted him as one who has done what is right.

After these things God decided to test Abraham's faith. God said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Yes!"

But Saul's son Jonathan went to see David at Horesh and encouraged him to have a stronger faith in God.

Early the next morning, Jehoshaphat's army went out into the desert of Tekoa. As they marched out, Jehoshaphat stood there saying, "Listen to me, men of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong! Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed!"

His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your faith? Why don't you just curse God and die!"

If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? It's just grass—one day it's alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small!

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those who were with him, "The truth is, this man has more faith than anyone I have found, even in Israel.

Jesus answered, "Why are you afraid? You don't have enough faith." Then he stood up and gave a command to the wind and the water. The wind stopped, and the lake became very calm.

Some people brought to him a man who was paralyzed and was lying on a mat. Jesus saw that these people had much faith. So he said to the paralyzed man, "Young man, you will be glad to hear this. Your sins are forgiven."

Then Jesus caught Peter with his hand. He said, "Your faith is small. Why did you doubt?"

Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! You will get what you asked for." And right then the woman's daughter was healed.

Jesus knew that they were talking about this. So he asked them, "Why are you talking about not having bread? Your faith is small.

Jesus answered, "You people today have no faith. Your lives are so wrong! How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here."

Jesus answered, "You were not able to make the demon go out, because your faith is too small. Believe me when I tell you, if your faith is only as big as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move. You will be able to do anything."

Jesus answered, "The truth is, if you have faith and no doubts, you will be able to do the same as I did to this tree. And you will be able to do more. You will be able to say to this mountain, ‘Go, mountain, fall into the sea.' And if you have faith, it will happen.

During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.

Jesus told the followers, "Tonight you will all lose your faith in me. The Scriptures say, ‘I will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will run away.'

Peter answered, "All the other followers may lose their faith in you. But my faith will never be shaken."

When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, "Young man, your sins are forgiven."

He said to his followers, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"