19 [a]Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for (A)verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as much as is 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.

21 [b]Howbeit this kind goeth not out, but by [c]prayer and fasting.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:19 Incredulity and distrust hinder and break the course of God’s benefits.
  2. Matthew 17:21 The remedy against distrust.
  3. Matthew 17:21 To give us to understand the watchfulness and diligence of earnest prayer, which cannot be without sobriety.

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