Lack Of Faith

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,

and he said to them, `Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because <FI>it is<Fi> not of faith; and all that <FI>is<Fi> not of faith is sin.

and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'

And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, `Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you--ye of little faith?

And he saith to them, `Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?' Then having risen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm;

`And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe--not much more you, O ye of little faith?

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

And Jesus answering said to them, `Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;

and he said to them, `Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, `Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

for with the heart doth <FI>one<Fi> believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

for through faith we walk, not through sight--

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

and he wondered because of their unbelief. And he was going round the villages, in a circle, teaching,

Afterwards, as they are reclining (at meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and did reproach their unbelief and stiffness of heart, because they believed not those having seen him being raised;

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

for sin over you shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under grace.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny <FI>Him<Fi> , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed, — read the full passage →

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed, — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to you--He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

`And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released. — read the full passage →

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith <FI>is<Fi> not of all;

then he saith to Thomas, `Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put <FI>it<Fi> to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.'

And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst--at any time;

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

and Jesus said to him, `Go, thy faith hath saved thee:' and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering saith to them, `Have faith of God; — read the full passage →

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, `Dost thou believe in the Son of God?'

and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves, — read the full passage →

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come, — read the full passage →

and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

And he said unto them, `O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves?

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? --not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

And Jesus having turned about, and having seen her, said, `Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee,' and the woman was saved from that hour.

I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?'

and he was not able there any mighty work to do, except on a few infirm people having put hands he did heal <FI>them<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

that the proof of your faith--much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved--may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God, — read the full passage →

For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses--the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt--we have not known what hath happened to him.'

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world--our faith;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that <FI>is<Fi> according to piety, — read the full passage →

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.