Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself an everlasting name,
saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”
But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”
Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.”
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free.
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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