What Jesus Said About Faith & Trust in God (74 Teachings)

The Father knows what people need before they ask.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:8

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Matthew 6:8

⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

God gives good gifts to those who ask him.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:7–11; Luke 11:9–13

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Matthew 7:7–11

⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
¹⁰Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Luke 11:9–13

⁹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
¹⁰For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
¹¹If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

The Father especially gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.

Read the Scripture Luke 11:13

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Luke 11:13

¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

God can do what is impossible for human beings.

Read the Scripture Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27

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Matthew 19:26

²⁶But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:27

²⁷And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Luke 18:27

²⁷And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Whoever comes to Jesus will not hunger, and whoever believes in him will not thirst.

Read the Scripture John 6:35

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John 6:35

³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Jesus will raise every believer on the last day.

Read the Scripture John 6:39–40, 44, 54

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John 6:39–40, 44, 54

³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Unless people believe that Jesus is who he claims to be, they will die in their sins.

Read the Scripture John 8:21–24

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John 8:21–24

²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
²²Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
²³And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
²⁴I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Whoever believes in Jesus will live even though he dies.

Read the Scripture John 11:25

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John 11:25

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never finally die.

Read the Scripture John 11:26

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John 11:26

²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Jesus came as light so believers need not remain in darkness.

Read the Scripture John 12:46

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John 12:46

⁴⁶I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Jesus will do what disciples ask in his name so the Father may be glorified.

Read the Scripture John 14:13–14

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John 14:13–14

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Those who have not seen and yet believe are blessed.

Read the Scripture John 20:29

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John 20:29

²⁹Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Believe the good news.

Read the Scripture Mark 1:15

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Mark 1:15

¹⁵And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Outsiders may enter the kingdom while presumed insiders are excluded through unbelief.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:10–12; Luke 13:28–30

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Matthew 8:10–12

¹⁰When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
¹¹And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Luke 13:28–30

²⁸There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
²⁹And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
³⁰And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

With God, salvation impossible for humans is possible.

Read the Scripture Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27

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Matthew 19:26

²⁶But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:27

²⁷And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Luke 18:27

²⁷And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

The Son of Man must be lifted up so believers may have eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 3:14–15

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John 3:14–15

¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

God loved the world by giving his unique Son so believers may have eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 3:16

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John 3:16

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Whoever believes is not condemned; unbelief leaves a person condemned already.

Read the Scripture John 3:18

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John 3:18

¹⁸He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Eternal life is received by believing in the One whom God sent.

Read the Scripture John 6:29, 40, 47

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John 6:29, 40, 47

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁴⁷Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Believe in the light while the light is present.

Read the Scripture John 12:35–36

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John 12:35–36

³⁵Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
³⁶While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; unbelief brings condemnation.

Read the Scripture Mark 16:16

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Mark 16:16

¹⁶He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Textual note: Mark 16:9–20 (the longer ending of Mark) is not found in some of the earliest manuscripts.

Seek God's kingdom first and trust him for provision.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31

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Matthew 6:33

³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luke 12:31

³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ask for daily bread and necessary provision.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3

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Matthew 6:11

¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.

Luke 11:3

³Give us day by day our daily bread.

Ask God to forgive sins or debts.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:12; Luke 11:4

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Matthew 6:12

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Luke 11:4

⁴And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Forgive others as you seek forgiveness.

Read the Scripture Matthew 6:12, 14–15; Luke 11:4

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Matthew 6:12, 14–15

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
¹⁴For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
¹⁵But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Luke 11:4

⁴And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Ask, seek, and knock persistently.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:7–8; Luke 11:9–10

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Matthew 7:7–8

⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Luke 11:9–10

⁹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
¹⁰For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Trust the Father's goodness in answering prayer.

Read the Scripture Matthew 7:9–11; Luke 11:11–13

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Matthew 7:9–11

⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
¹⁰Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Luke 11:11–13

¹¹If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Faith can trust God for what appears impossible.

Read the Scripture Matthew 17:20; 21:21–22; Mark 11:22–24; Luke 17:6

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Matthew 17:20

²⁰And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Matthew 21:21–22

²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
²²And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Mark 11:22–24

²²And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
²³For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Luke 17:6

⁶And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Prayer offered in faith should expect God's action.

Read the Scripture Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13–14; 15:7, 16

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Matthew 21:22

²²And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Mark 11:24

²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

John 14:13–14

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

John 15:7, 16

⁷If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Ask in Jesus' name.

Read the Scripture John 14:13–14; 15:16; 16:23–24, 26

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John 14:13–14

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

John 15:16

¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

John 16:23–24, 26

²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
²⁴Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
²⁶At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

Ask so that your joy may be full.

Read the Scripture John 16:24

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John 16:24

²⁴Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Disciples can ask the Father directly in Jesus' name.

Read the Scripture John 16:23, 26–27

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John 16:23, 26–27

²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
²⁶At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; disciples must remain in the vine.

Read the Scripture John 15:4–5

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John 15:4–5

⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Do not let your heart be troubled; trust God and trust Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 14:1, 27

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John 14:1, 27

¹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Those who belong to God hear God's words.

Read the Scripture John 8:47

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John 8:47

⁴⁷He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

The friend at midnight teaches bold persistence in asking.

Read the Scripture Luke 11:5–8

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Luke 11:5–8

⁵And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
⁶For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
⁷And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
⁸I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

The paralytic's healing demonstrates Jesus' authority to forgive sins.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:2–8; Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26

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Matthew 9:2–8

²And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
³And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
⁴And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
⁷And he arose, and departed to his house.
⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

Mark 2:1–12

¹And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
²And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
³And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
⁴And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
⁵When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
⁶But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
⁷Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
⁸And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
⁹Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
¹⁰But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
¹¹I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
¹²And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

Luke 5:17–26

¹⁷And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
¹⁸And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
¹⁹And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
²⁰And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
²²But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
²³Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
²⁴But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
²⁵And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
²⁶And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

The centurion's trust is praised as extraordinary faith.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:5–13; Luke 7:1–10

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Matthew 8:5–13

⁵And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
⁶And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
⁷And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
⁸The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
⁹For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
¹⁰When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
¹¹And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
¹³And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Luke 7:1–10

¹Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
²And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
³And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
⁵For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
⁶Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
⁷Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
⁸For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
⁹When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
¹⁰And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

Jesus' calming of the storm rebukes fearful little faith and displays authority over creation.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25

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Matthew 8:23–27

²³And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
²⁴And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
²⁵And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
²⁶And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
²⁷But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

Mark 4:35–41

³⁵And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
³⁶And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Luke 8:22–25

²²Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
²³But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
²⁴And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
²⁵And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

Jesus' exorcisms show authority over demonic powers.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:28–34; Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39

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Matthew 8:28–34

²⁸And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
²⁹And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
³⁰And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
³¹So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
³²And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
³³And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
³⁴And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Mark 5:1–20

¹And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
³Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
⁴Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
⁷And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
⁸For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
¹²And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
¹³And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
¹⁴And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
¹⁶And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
¹⁷And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
¹⁸And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
¹⁹Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
²⁰And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Luke 8:26–39

²⁶And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
²⁷And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
²⁸When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
²⁹(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
³¹And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
³²And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
³³Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
³⁴When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
³⁵Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
³⁶They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
³⁷Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
³⁸Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
³⁹Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

The woman with the flow of blood is told that her faith has made her well.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:20–22; Mark 5:25–34; Luke 8:43–48

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Matthew 9:20–22

²⁰And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
²¹For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
²²But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

Mark 5:25–34

²⁵And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
²⁶And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
²⁷When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
²⁸For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
²⁹And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
³⁰And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
³¹And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
³⁴And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Luke 8:43–48

⁴³And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
⁴⁴Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
⁴⁵And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
⁴⁶And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
⁴⁷And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
⁴⁸And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

Jairus is told not to fear but to believe.

Read the Scripture Mark 5:36; Luke 8:50

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Mark 5:36

³⁶As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

Luke 8:50

⁵⁰But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

Blind men are healed in relation to their faith in Jesus' ability.

Read the Scripture Matthew 9:27–30

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Matthew 9:27–30

²⁷And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
²⁸And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
²⁹Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
³⁰And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Jesus' compassion for crowds includes teaching and feeding them.

Read the Scripture Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:34–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–13

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Matthew 14:13–21

¹³When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
¹⁴And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
¹⁵And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
¹⁷And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
¹⁸He said, Bring them hither to me.
¹⁹And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
²⁰And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
²¹And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

Mark 6:34–44

³⁴And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
³⁵And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
³⁶Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
³⁷He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
³⁸He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
³⁹And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
⁴⁰And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
⁴¹And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
⁴²And they did all eat, and were filled.
⁴³And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
⁴⁴And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

Luke 9:10–17

¹⁰And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
¹¹And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
¹²And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down.
¹⁶Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
¹⁷And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

John 6:1–13

¹After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
²And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
³And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
⁴And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
⁵When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
⁶And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
⁷Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
⁸One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
⁹There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
¹⁰And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
¹¹And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
¹²When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
¹³Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

Peter's sinking while walking on water is connected with little faith and doubt.

Read the Scripture Matthew 14:28–31

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Matthew 14:28–31

²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
²⁹And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
³⁰But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

A Gentile mother's persistent faith is praised as great.

Read the Scripture Matthew 15:21–28

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Matthew 15:21–28

²¹Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
²²And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
²³But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
²⁴But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
²⁵Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Repeated provision miracles should train disciples away from spiritual dullness.

Read the Scripture Matthew 16:8–11; Mark 8:17–21

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Matthew 16:8–11

⁸Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
⁹Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
¹⁰Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
¹¹How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Mark 8:17–21

¹⁷And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
¹⁸Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
¹⁹When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
²⁰And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
²¹And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

Some spiritual conflicts expose unbelief and the need for prayerful dependence.

Read the Scripture Matthew 17:14–20; Mark 9:14–29

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Matthew 17:14–20

¹⁴And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
¹⁵Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
¹⁶And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
¹⁷Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
¹⁸And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
¹⁹Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
²⁰And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 9:14–29

¹⁴And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
¹⁵And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
¹⁶And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
¹⁷And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
¹⁸And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
¹⁹He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
²⁰And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
²¹And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
²²And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
²³Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
²⁴And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
²⁵When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
²⁶And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
²⁸And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
²⁹And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Signs are meant to lead beyond wonder to faith in Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 4:48; 6:26–29; 10:37–38

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John 4:48

⁴⁸Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

John 6:26–29

²⁶Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
²⁷Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
²⁸Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

John 10:37–38

³⁷If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
³⁸But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

Seeking Jesus only because of material bread misses the deeper sign.

Read the Scripture John 6:26–27

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John 6:26–27

²⁶Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
²⁷Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Demanding signs does not substitute for repentance.

Read the Scripture Matthew 12:38–42; 16:1–4; Mark 8:11–12; Luke 11:29–32

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Matthew 12:38–42

³⁸Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
³⁹But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
⁴⁰For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
⁴¹The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
⁴²The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew 16:1–4

¹The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
²He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
³And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
⁴A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Mark 8:11–12

¹¹And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
¹²And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Luke 11:29–32

²⁹And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
³⁰For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
³¹The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
³²The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

Thomas is told not to persist in unbelief but to believe.

Read the Scripture John 20:27

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John 20:27

²⁷Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

Jesus sent two disciples to bring a colt for his entry into Jerusalem, telling them to say, "The Lord hath need of him."

Read the Scripture Matthew 21:2–3; Mark 11:2–3; Luke 19:30–31

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Matthew 21:2–3

²Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
³And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

Mark 11:2–3

²And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
³And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

Luke 19:30–31

³⁰Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
³¹And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

Have faith in God.

Read the Scripture Mark 11:22

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Mark 11:22

²²And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

Believe when praying, and forgive.

Read the Scripture Mark 11:24–25

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Mark 11:24–25

²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
²⁵And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Jesus sent his disciples to prepare the Passover, telling them exactly where to find the room, and they found it just as he said.

Read the Scripture Matthew 26:18–19; Mark 14:12–16; Luke 22:8–13

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Matthew 26:18–19

¹⁸And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Mark 14:12–16

¹²And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
¹³And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
¹⁴And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
¹⁵And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
¹⁶And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Luke 22:8–13

⁸And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
⁹And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
¹⁰And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
¹¹And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
¹²And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
¹³And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

At Cana, Jesus told the servants to fill the jars with water and draw some out, and the water became wine.

Read the Scripture John 2:7–8

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John 2:7–8

⁷Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
⁸And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

The royal official believed Jesus' word that his son would live, and his son was healed.

Read the Scripture John 4:50

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John 4:50

⁵⁰Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

Believe in the One God sent.

Read the Scripture John 6:29

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John 6:29

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Jesus told the blind man to wash in the pool of Siloam; he obeyed and came back seeing.

Read the Scripture John 9:7

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John 9:7

⁷And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

Believe in the Son of Man.

Read the Scripture John 9:35–38

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John 9:35–38

³⁵Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
³⁶He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
³⁷And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
³⁸And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

Hearing Jesus and believing the Father means present possession of eternal life.

Read the Scripture John 5:24

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John 5:24

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

The Father's testimony and Scripture expose unbelief toward Jesus.

Read the Scripture John 5:37–40

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John 5:37–40

³⁷And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
³⁸And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
³⁹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
⁴⁰And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

Seeking human glory can obstruct genuine faith.

Read the Scripture John 5:41–44

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John 5:41–44

⁴¹I receive not honour from men.
⁴²But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
⁴³I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
⁴⁴How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

Some do not believe because they do not belong to Jesus' sheep.

Read the Scripture John 10:25–26

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John 10:25–26

²⁵Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
²⁶But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

Walking in light prevents stumbling; walking in darkness leaves a person without direction.

Read the Scripture John 11:9–10; 12:35

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John 11:9–10

⁹Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
¹⁰But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

John 12:35

³⁵Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Believe in Jesus even in the face of death.

Read the Scripture John 11:25–27, 40

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John 11:25–27, 40

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
²⁷She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
⁴⁰Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Those who believe will see the glory of God.

Read the Scripture John 11:40

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John 11:40

⁴⁰Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Father, Son, and believer share indwelling communion tied to love and obedience.

Read the Scripture John 14:20–23

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John 14:20–23

²⁰At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
²²Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Jesus predicts events so fulfillment may strengthen faith.

Read the Scripture John 14:29

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John 14:29

²⁹And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

The Father loves disciples because they love Jesus and believe he came from God.

Read the Scripture John 16:27

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John 16:27

²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

The disciples received the Father's words through Jesus and believed the Father sent him.

Read the Scripture John 17:6–8

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John 17:6–8

⁶I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
⁷Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
⁸For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Jesus prays for those given to him and future believers through their word.

Read the Scripture John 17:9, 20

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John 17:9, 20

⁹I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
²⁰Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

Jesus honors extraordinary faith wherever it appears.

Read the Scripture Matthew 8:10; 15:28

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Matthew 8:10

¹⁰When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Matthew 15:28

²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

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