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Pleasant Words from the Gospel

"'If you can'?" said Je-
sus. "Everything is possible
for him who believes." (Mark, 9:23)

When the disciples heard this, they were
greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be
saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "With
man this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible." (Matthew, 19:25-26)

Those who heard this asked, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus
replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."
(Luke, 18:26-27)

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why

couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "Because you have so lit-
tle faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mus-
tard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to
there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
(Matthew, 17:19-21)

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if
anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the
sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he
says will happen, it will be done for him." (Mark, 11:22-23)

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as
you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that
very hour. (Matthew, 8:13)

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because any-
one who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that
He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. (Hebrews, 11:6)

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