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Abram believed the Lord , and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.

"Tell the Israelites, ‘When a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit, thereby breaking faith with the Lord , and that person is found guilty,

But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

because they did not have faith in God, and did not trust his ability to deliver them.

I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed."

Ephraim's leader is Samaria, and Samaria's leader is the son of Remaliah. If your faith does not remain firm, then you will not remain secure."

You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord , says: "Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.

So it was annulled that very day, and then the most afflicted of the flock who kept faith with me knew that that was the word of the Lord .

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven."

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

Then he touched their eyes saying, "Let it be done for you according to your faith."

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

He told them, "It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you." When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they became greatly distressed. After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn't he?" He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes—from their sons or from foreigners?" After he said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free. But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."