What does the Bible say about mustard seed?
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The Bible teaches that God delights to work through what appears small and weak, calling his people to trust his mighty power rather than their own strength. Jesus says in Matthew 17:20 and Luke 17:6 that faith like a mustard seed can accomplish what is humanly impossible, because faith rests in God. In Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-32, and Luke 13:19, the mustard seed pictures the kingdom of heaven: it begins inconspicuously yet grows into something broad and life-giving. Hebrews 11:1 reminds believers that faith looks confidently to God’s unseen promises. These passages encourage humble, persevering trust in Christ, who sovereignly brings great fruit from small beginnings.
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- Matthew 17:20
He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most assuredly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
- Matthew 13:31-32
[31] He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; [32] which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."
- Luke 17:6
The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
- Matthew 13:31
He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
- Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
- Matthew 13:32
which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."
- Mark 4:30-32
[30] He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? [31] It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth, [32] yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
- Mark 4:31
It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
- Matthew 21:21
Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.
- Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."
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